HC Deb 12 May 1992 vol 207 cc101-2W
Mr. Alfred Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claims for mobility allowance were received in the first three months of 1992; how many of these claims are still outstanding; what was the average length of time taken to process successful claims; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Scott

In that period, a total of 56,171 claims were received. At the end of March 1992, there were 27,371 claims outstanding, although some of these would have been received prior to January 1992. The average length of time taken to process successful claims was 32.91 days.