HC Deb 07 July 2000 vol 353 cc338-9W
Mr. Brake

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of applicants for(a) Disability Living Allowance and (b) Attendance Allowance were refused allowances following an examining medical practitioner's report in each of the last five years. [129306]

Mr. Bayley

The information is in the table.

Decisions to refuse Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance following an examining medical practitioner's report expressed as percentages of all decisions on those benefits
Percentage
Disability Living Allowance Attendance Allowance
1995 10 6
1996 17 8
1997 20 8
1998 20 7
1999 23 9

Source:

DSS Information Centre: 100 per cent. data