To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what is the latest annual expenditure of the treatment section of the War Pensions Agency; and what cash limits apply to this expenditure, [37088]
(2) how many war pensioners are currently receiving financial help from the Pensions Agency treatment section in respect of (a) travel costs for treatment and (b) private treatment not available on the NHS. [37084]
The information is not available in the format requested.However, in the year ended 31 March 1995, 4,925 payments were made to meet the travel costs of war pensioners attending hospital for treatment for disablement in respect of which war pension is payable. In the same year 8,389 payments were made for treatment not available under the national health service—including remedial treatment, dental treatment, chiropody and other private treatment such as osteopathy and physiotherapy.Total expenditure in the year ended 31 March 1995 was £8,337,770.