HC Deb 29 June 1988 vol 136 c264W
Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many applications were received for mobility allowance in the last five years for which information is available in the United Kingdom, in Scotland, in Fife, and in north-east Fife; and how many of these were granted.

Mr. Scott

The available information is as follows. It relates to decisions given in Great Britain in the relevant years, not to the results of claims made in those years. I regret that these figures cannot be broken down to provide the further information requested. The information relating to Northern Ireland is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

Number of claims decided Decided in claimant's favour
1983 126,300 86,300
1984 132,000 93,500
1985 157,250 101,890
1986 175,010 109,220
1987 177,250 110,460