§ Mr. RiddickTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will outline the number of people currently provided with vehicles under the motability scheme, the number of new people coming on to the scheme each year, the current annual cost of the scheme and the estimated annual profit to the motor industry from the scheme.
§ Mr. ScottAs at 31 December 1993, 178,317 vehicles were being provided under the motability scheme. The number of vehicles provided under the scheme each year since 1983, the first year for which records are available, are in the table. Motability's annual administration cost during the last full accounting year, 1992–93, was £1.8 million. Details of estimated annual profit to the motor industry as a result of the scheme are not available.
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Vehicles supplied since 1983 Year HP (new) Contract Hire Total (new) HP (used) Total cars Total wheelchair Total vehicles 1983 4,656 3,915 8,571 1,141 9,712 858 10,570 1984 5,058 4,217 9,275 1,354 10,629 821 11,450 1985 5,509 5,436 10,945 1,461 12,406 820 13,226 1986 5,953 11,693 17,646 1,183 18,829 712 19,541 1987 5,885 17,530 23,415 853 24,268 655 24,923 1988 7,064 21,357 28,421 646 29,067 807 29,874 1989 4,692 31,808 36,500 587 37,087 926 38,013 1990 2,873 40,299 43,172 685 43,857 900 44,757 1991 2,324 44,136 46,460 1,145 47,605 1,005 48,610 1992 2,896 57,898 60,794 1,587 62,381 1,364 63,745 1993 4,542 69,748 74,290 2,949 77,239 1,924 79,163
Grand total vehicles supplied (1978 to 31 December 1993) HP (new) Contract Hire Total (new) HP used Total cars Total wheelchair Total vehicles 57,354 320,375 377,729 14,461 392,190 11,641 403,831