§ Dr. HendronTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people from Belfast, West (i) are currently in receipt of disability allowance, (ii) have had applications for disability living allowance turned down in 1996, (iii) are currently in receipt of incapacity benefit and (iv) have had applications for incapacity benefit turned down in 1996. [9751]
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§ Mr. MossResponsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Social Security Agency under its chief executive, Mr. Alec Wylie. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Alec Wylie to Dr. Joe Hendron, dated 20 December 1996:
I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question on Incapacity Benefit and Disability Living Allowance.I have attached a table showing the number of people in the Belfast West constituency who are in receipt of Incapacity Benefit and Disability Living Allowance. Unfortunately, figures are not available for either benefit for the number of applicants who have been turned down in 1996.I hope this explains the position for you but I would be happy to provide any further information you require.
Number of people in the Belfast west constituency in receipt of incapacity benefit and disability living allowance Benefit Number of recipients August 1996 DLA 10,263 IB 6,350 Based on 1991 population census.