§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the total sum of money being withheld from women as a result of the suspension of payment of the increased award for invalidity benefit, pending the result of the court case concerning Council directive (EEC) 79/7.
§ Mr. ScottBenefits Agency records show that around 30,000 women are having increased benefit suspended pending the outcome of this case. Statistics concerning the amount of money involved are not routinely kept and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.