HL Deb 01 December 1993 vol 550 c35WA
Earl Russell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they agree with Dr. Madsen Pirie, president of the Adam Smith Institute, (Daily Mail, 27th October) that "the key to the otherwise inexplicable increase in the numbers of the, disabled" is that "it is now thought widely acceptable to cheat government".

Viscount Astor

This department has recently published a series of research studies designed to help to explain the number of people receiving invalidity benefit. These studies revealed a complex variety of factors behind this growth.