§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services when the hon. Member for Birkenhead can expect a reply to the letter he wrote to the Minister for Social Security, the hon. Member for Braintree (Mr. Newton) on 9 November 1984 on attendance allowance and which he has followed up by telephone calls and copied the original letter on 19 October 1985.
§ Mr. NewtonI wrote to the hon. Member on 26 November and regret the error which has led to the earlier delay in replying to him.