§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many applications for (a) non-contributory invalidity pension and (b) housewives' non-contributory invalidity pension were received in each month during 1984; how many of each were successful; and how many applications for housewives' non-contributory invalidity pension failed on account of (i) the incapacity test and (ii) the household duties test.
§ Mr. Newton[pursuant to his reply, 21 January 1985, c. 326]: I regret that one of the figures given in my reply was incorrect. Over the last year 977 married women claiming housewives' non-contributory invalidity pension failed the incapacity test.