§ Mr. Alan HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of(a) the number gaining and (b) the annual cost of extending payments of incapacity benefit for four weeks once a claimant has found a job. [15796]
§ Mr. BurtInformation on which to base such an estimate will not be available until early 1998 when results are due from the current survey of people leaving incapacity benefit.