§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what response he has received to "The Way Ahead: Benefits for Disabled People" from the Royal National Instutite for the Blind; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ScottThe Royal National Institute for the Blind was represented at a meeting I held on 5 April with the disability benefits consortium to discuss "The Way Ahead". We shall give careful consideration to all the institute's comments in carrying forward the detailed work on our proposals.
Region Number of Donations 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Northern 131,947 133,544 128,321 120,878 122,267 Yorkshire 154,905 149,128 146,119 134,463 133,088 Trent 174,425 169,680 174,976 186,605 197,746 East Anglia 87,650 86,393 90,012 91,536 92,195 North West Thames 189,246 190,048 199,731 193,372 192,004 North East Thames 136,647 138,875 136,722 135,439 142,716 South East and South West Thames 302,097 282,738 277,696 268,585 282,188 Wessex 95,719 94,088 93,990 95,931 95,484 Oxford 119,689 111,129 104,609 104,537 107,805 South Western 170,859 168,169 175,570 180,057 182,008 West Midlands 200,128 199,389 199,290 199,320 216,485 Mersey 117,589 121,642 123,190 112,659 108,387 North Western 181,638 180,133 181,587 176,843 176,328 Wales 96,087 94,104 96,637 94,091 92,109 Total 2,158,626 2,119,060 2,128,450 2,094,316 2,140,810