HC Deb 06 April 2001 vol 366 cc317-8W
Mr. Boswell

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many Disability Living Allowance recipients, whose main disability is deafness, are aged between 16 and 64 and live in(a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland. [157404]

Mr. Bayley

The information is in the table.

DLA recipients aged 16–64 in England, Wales and Scotland with deafness as their main disabling condition
Country Number
England 12,000
Wales 700
Scotland 1,300

Note:

Figures relate to 31 August 2000.

Source:

DSS Information Centre: 5 per cent. data