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Mr. Lewis
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total number of recipients of mobility allowance who have failed to have the allowance continued, on re-application, following the expiry of the original period of qualification giving the figures for each year from 1983 to 1989.
Mr. Scott
The information is in the table:
| Year | Renewal Claims Decided | Renewal Claims Disallowed |
| 1983 | 19,500 | 3,050 |
| 1984 | 23,950 | 4,050 |
| 1985 | 27,520 | 5,020 |
| 1986 | 29,530 | 5,110 |
| 1987 | 31,790 | 5,570 |
| 1988 | 34,060 | 4,840 |
| 1989 | 40,120 | 8,970 |