HC Deb 27 January 2003 vol 398 c655W
Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many disability living allowance recipients, whose main disabling condition is deafness, are aged between(a) 0 to 16 years and (b) 16 to 64 years and live in (i) England, (ii) Wales and (iii) Scotland. [92811]

Maria Eagle

The information is in the table.

Number of recipients of disability living allowance aged under 16 and 16 to 64 whose main disabling condition is deafness or deaf and blind at 31 August 2002.

Thousands
England Wales Scotland
0–15 7.9 0.6 0.6
16–64 15.6 1.0 1.8

Note:

Figures are in thousands and rounded to the nearest hundred

Source:

IAD Information Centre, data taken from 5 per cent. sample as at 31 August 2002.