§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants were examined by doctors acting for his Department over the last 12 months for the purpose of assessing(a) attendance allowance, (b) mobility allowance and (c) attendance allowance where the claimant was aged over 65 years; what was the average fee paid to doctors for such examinations; and what was the overall cost to his Department of these examinations.
§ Mr. Scott[pursuant to his reply, 21 January 1992, c. 175]: The following information, in the second paragraph was incorrect,
There were 262,000 claims for mobility allowance.The correct information is as follows:
There were 231,000 claims for mobility allowance.