HC Deb 03 February 1995 vol 253 cc875-6W
Mr. Nicholas Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his policy on the provision of

Month Successful 1988 Per cent. Unsuccessful Per cent.
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September 234 69 107 31
October 311 63 183 37
November 594 70 259 30
December 488 69 224 31

Month Successful 1989 Per cent. Unsuccessful Per cent.
January 705 65 387 35
February 760 59 518 41
March 1,012 65 554 35
April 999 64 562 36
May 952 69 427 31
June 1,133 63 666 37
July 1,173 67 569 33
August 1,250 69 571 31
September 1,291 70 558 30
October 795 65 410 35
November 791 65 433 35
December 895 69 409 31

Month Successful 1990 Per cent. Unsuccessful Per cent.
January 1,440 70 625 30
February 1,386 67 693 33
March 1,671 67 822 33
April 1,332 72 511 28
May 1,660 67 831 33
June 1,608 72 631 28
July 1,755 72 681 28

rights for those suffering from life-threatening illness not already identified in the Disability Discrimination Bill.

Mr. Hague

The Bill does not seek to identify specific illnesses but establishes a framework definition of those who would be protected by the proposed rights. This is that a person has a disability if he or she has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Further details on the interpretation of disability are given in schedule 1 of the Bill.