HC Deb 31 January 1989 vol 146 c194W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will abandon the six months qualifying period for attendance allowance in respect of persons who are terminally ill; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Scott

We shall look at this feature of the attendance allowance scheme when we consider the future of disability benefits in the light of the results of the OPCS disability surveys.