§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will immediately undertake an in-depth study of the high extra costs of disability, as advocated by the Disablement Income Group in its recent report entitled, "Being Disabled Costs More Than They Said", in order to supplement the information on extra costs derived recently from the survey of the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.
§ Mr. ScottIn view of the differences in size, scope and method between the OPCS and Disablement Income Group surveys, we are not persuaded that further research is needed to explain the apparent discrepancy in findings. However I can assure the right hon. Member that we shall take careful account of the DIG report in our consideration of the OPCS findings.