§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will give the number of applications for mobility allowance in each quarter of the last five years; and if he will give a percentage that are successful for each quarter;
(2) how many people applied for mobility allowance; and what percentage were successful in each quarter for the last five years.
§ Mr. NewtonI shall let the right hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many people have had their mobility allowance withdrawn in each month since the House of Lords decision on a test case one year ago;
(2) if he will categorise the reasons for which mobility allowance has been withdrawn during the last year.
§ Mr. NewtonMobility allowance is withdrawn only where the independent adjudicating authorities have reviewed their original decision to award the allowance and are satisfied that the decision was made in ignorance of, or was based on a mistake as to, a material fact; or that there has been a relevant change of the recipient's circumstances since the decision was given. The number of cases where a review has led to the withdrawal or a reduction in the period of an award of mobility allowance, since April 1985, is as follows. It is not possible to analyse these figures by reference to the reason for withdrawal.
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Number 1985 April 16 May 29 June 18 July 14 August 11 September 15 October 21 November 22 December 12 1986 January 19
Number February 18 March 15 April 26
§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many people currently being paid mobility allowance suffer from (a) deaf-blindness, (b) autism,(c) spasticity and (d) mental handicap;
(2) how many people are currently receiving mobility allowance; and if he will categorise them according to their disability.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information as at 9 May is as follows. The analysis is not available in greater detail.
Number Neoplasms 8,332 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases 2,919 Diseases of blood and blood forming organs 979 Diseases of the central nervous system 126,258 Diseases of the circulatory system 56,994 Diseases of the respiratory system 38,663 Diseases of bones and organs of movement 130,426 Congenital malformations 14,180 Amputations 7,259 Diseases of digestive systems, genito-urinary system; skin and cellular tissue 12,184 Total 398,194 In addition, there are 25,549 recipients who were formerly beneficiaries of the invalid vehicle scheme but the nature of their disability is not recorded.