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Mr. Wardell
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many applications for attendance allowance were made in each year since 1978 in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) West Glamorgan; and how many were granted in each area.
Mr. Rossi
The information required, apart from separate figures for West Glamorgan which are not available, is as follows:
| Year | England applications | Awards | Wales applications | Awards |
| 1978 | 106,115 | 77,242 | 13,403 | 7,934 |
| 1979 | 104,462 | 75,319 | 12,247 | 7,042 |
| 1980 | 112,201 | 82,976 | 13,526 | 8,004 |
| 1981 | 120,447 | 91,031 | 13,359 | 7,911 |