HC Deb 22 March 2004 vol 419 c568W
Mr. Baron

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people with Parkinson's disease who are of working age are in receipt of disability living allowance; and how many of this number are in receipt of the higher allowance. [162567]

Maria Eagle

As at 30 November 2003, some 5,700 people of working age whose main disabling condition is recorded as Parkinson's disease were receiving disability living allowance and, of these, around 4,100 were receiving either a higher rate care component or higher rate mobility component or both.

Note: Figures taken from a 5 per cent. sample at 30 November 2003 Figures are in thousands and rounded to the nearest hundred.

Source: IAD Information Centre

Mr. Baron

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people with Parkinson's disease received support from the Jobcentre Plus Disability Employment Advisory Service in(a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003. [162568]

Maria Eagle

Jobcentre Plus Disability Employment Advisers and Work Psychologists work with disabled jobseekers to help them overcome disability-related obstacles to work. They support people with a broad range of disabilities including Parkinson's Disease.

The information requested is not collected centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.