§ Mrs. BrookeTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how much(a) Disability Living Allowance and (b) (i) short-term and (ii) long-term Incapacity Benefit was paid out in England and Wales as a result of (A) chronic pelvic pain and (B) endometriosis in each year since 2000–01, broken down by region; [163135]
(2) how many individuals in England and Wales were receiving Disability Living Allowance as a result of endometriosis in each year since 2000–01, broken down by region. [163136]
§ Maria EagleThere is no data available to answer the question(a) on Disability Living Allowance nor the question on Disability Allowance contained in PQ 163136. The items on Incapacity Benefit for which answers can be provided are contained in the table.
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Great Britain £million 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Incapacity Benefit short-term Endometriosis 0.1 0.4 0.1 Abdominal and Pelvic Pain 3 3 3 Incapacity Benefit long-term Endometriosis 2 2 2 Abdominal and pelvic pain North East 1 1 1 North West 2 2 2 Yorkshire and Number 2 2 2 East Midlands 1 1 1 West Midlands 2 2 2
Great Britain £ million 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 East 1 1 1 London 1 1 1 South East 1 1 1 South West 1 1 1 Total England 11 12 12 Wales 2 2 2 Scotland 3 3 3 Great Britain 16 17 18 Numbers are based on a 5 per cent. sample of administrative records, drawn quarterly from the Incapacity Benefit computer system, and averaged over each financial year.
Expenditure figures have been rounded to the nearest million and may not sum to the total as a result. The exception to this is contained in the Table showing Incapacity Short Term expenditure on Endometriosis, which is rounded to the nearest one hundred thousand.