HC Deb 19 November 1990 vol 181 cc59-60W
Sir David Price

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish in theOfficial Report the number of people receiving mobility allowance for each year since 1979.

Mr. Scott

The average number of mobility allowance beneficiaries for the years requested is in the table:

Year Thousands
1979–80 140
1980–81 185
1981–82 210
1982–83 265
1983–84 315
1984–85 390
1985–86 420
1986–87 460
1987–88 515
1988–89 560
1989–90 615

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