HC Deb 17 March 1994 vol 239 cc782-3W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many recipients currently in receipt of invalidity benefit are over the age of 58 years in the Doncaster area.

Mr. Scott

The information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his current estimate of the average value of benefit to those in receipt of invalidity benefit in the Doncaster area.

Mr. Scott

The information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the number of people in receipt of invalidity benefit in the Doncaster area for each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Scott

I understand from Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency, that the full range of information requested is not available. For that information which is available I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to him by Mr. Bichard on 3 December 1993 at columns121–22.