asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will take steps to allow disabled people already in receipt of the mobility allowance to continue to receive the allowance after the age of State retirement; and if he will make a statement;(2) if he will take steps to allow disabled people already in receipt of the mobility allowance to continue to receive the allowance after pensionable age.

There is no danger of existing beneficiaries losing their entitlement to the allowance in the near future, but the Government have the problem raised by these questions very much in mind. We hope to make an announcement on the subject in the very near future.