Written question asked by Emma Reynolds (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 4 March 2011. It was answered by Maria Miller (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 March 2011 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Disability Living Allowance: Wolverhampton

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Wolverhampton North East constituency receive the higher rate mobility component of disability living allowance.

Answer

The information is contained in the following table:

Disability living allowance recipients with higher rate mobility component May 2010
	Number
Wolverhampton North East parliamentary constituency	3,250
Notes:
1. Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest ten.
2. Data is for the number of people in receipt of an allowance, and excludes people with entitlement where the payment has been suspended, for example if they are in hospital.
3. Constituencies used are for the Westminster Parliament of May 2010.
4. These figures are published at:
http://83.244.183.180/100pc/tabtool.html
Source:
Department for Work and Pensions, Information Directorate, 100% WPLS

Secondary information