§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many of the current invalidity benefit claimants will be exempt from the new test for incapacity benefit, by virtue of(a) age, (b) receipt of disability living allowance care allowance—higher rate—and (c) prescribed list of severe medical conditions.
§ Mr. HagueI refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave the hon. Member for Glasgow, Garscadden (Mr. Dewar) on 9 December 1994,Official Report, columns 385–86.