§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many married women since June 1997 have had claims for incapacity benefit disallowed on the grounds that they did not, in respect of one of the last three years before making a claim, pay before the relevant time contributions of a relevant class from which the earnings factor is not less than 25 times the lower earnings limit for that year. [78209]
§ Mr. Nicholas Brown[holding answer 30 October 2002]: The information is not available.
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Ambition Construction1 Coventry, Knowsley, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Nottingham, Paddington Information is not collected about the marital status of those making claims to Incapacity Benefit, as it is not relevant to their claim; therefore claims made by married women cannot be disaggregated from those made by unmarried women.