asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will explain the criteria for assistance to severely disabled war pensioners under the war pensioners' vehicle scheme; and what proposals he has to restore the value of the cash allowances paid to severely disabled war pensioners under that scheme either with their vehicles or as private car maintenance allowances;(2) why the cash allowances paid to severely disabled war pensioners under the war pensioners' vehicle scheme are not reviewed annually at the same time as all other war pensioner entitlements;(3) in what circumstances severely disabled war pensioners with entitlement under the war pensioners' vehicle scheme may transfer that entitlement to the civilian mobility allowance; and why, if the additional money is available to pay mobility allowance in such cases, he is unwilling to increase the rates of the cash allowances already in payment under the war pensioners' vehicle scheme.
Under the war pensioners' vehicle scheme, mobility help is provided for those war pensioners