asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on his negotiations with the Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation about the methods of financing the purchase of cars for use by the disabled.

The discussions to which my right hon. Friend referred in his reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford, South (Mr. Shaw) on 28th July—[Vol. 936, c.499–500]—are being actively pursued. There will be a further statement to the House as soon as possible.