To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what were the numbers of (a) initial claims and (b) renewal claims for mobility allowance and attendance allowance in 1991; how many were (i) refused and (ii) refused but later awarded on review.

In 1991, there were 231,000 initial and 45,000 renewal claims for mobility allowance. 120,000 claims were unsuccessful. 11,000 awards were made following a review.There were 539,000 initial and subsequent claims to attendance allowances. 108,000 claims were unsuccessful. Complete information is not available about renewal claims to attendance allowance, although of some 45,000 processed by regionally located disability benefit centres, the majority resulted in an award. Information is not available about the success rate, on review, of unsuccessful initial and renewal claims.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the reasons for refusing attendance allowance during the 12 months to December 1991 where (a) an initial claim was refused and (b) an existing claim was withdrawn; and how many claimants were affected in each category.

Such information as is available is in the tables.