§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a further statement on the action he intends to take following the ruling of the European Court of Justice in relation to benefit payments to people with disabilities who move to other EC member states.
§ Mr. ScottThe European Court of Justice has ruled that, for European Community nationals who have been subject to United Kingdom legislation as employed or self-employed persons, mobility allowance is an invalidity benefit and may be exported when a beneficiary moves to another European Community country. The independent adjudicating authorities have interpreted the ruling as applying equally to attendance allowance, and are now giving effect to it.