§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons, on the latest available information, are in receipt of mobility allowance; and if he will estimate how many of these persons suffer from a mental handicap.
§ Mr. NewtonFour hundred and thirty thousand people are currently receiving mobility allowance. As the hon. Member will see from my reply to the right hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South on 16 May at column589 it is not possible to identify the number suffering from a mental handicap.