§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what percentage of claimants for the housewives non-contributory invalidity benefit unsuccessful at a local tribunal were finally awarded the benefit by the Social Security Commission in each of the last five years in Wales;
(2) how many claimants in Wales have been successful in obtaining the housewives non-contributory invalidity benefit; what percentage of the total claims for each year the successful claimants represent; and what percentage of failed claims are successful after going through an appeals procedure before a local tribunal for each of the last five years;
(3) how many claimants in Wales received the housewives non-contributory invalidity pension; how many received in addition extra payments for adult dependants; and how many receive extra benefits for children.
§ Mr. RossiI regret that the information is not available as the statistics are held only for Great Britain as a whole.