§ Mr. Alan HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of(a) the annual cost and (b) the numbers gaining if people could qualify for disability working allowance by virtue of having been in receipt of one of the qualifying benefits (i) six months before the disability working allowance claim and (ii) a year before the disability working allowance claim. [15799]
§ Mr. Andrew MitchellThe information required to make such an estimate is not available.
§ Mr. HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his current estimate of(a) the cost and (b) the numbers gaining from a full disregard of spouse earnings in disability working allowance claims. [16667]
§ Mr. Andrew MitchellI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 9 December 1996,Official Report, column 67.