Written question asked by Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 6 April 2001. It was answered by Hugh Bayley (Labour) on Friday, 6 April 2001 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

Dept of Social Security

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many DLA recipients, whose main disability is deafness, are aged between 16 and 64 and live in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many Disability Living Allowance recipients, whose main disability is deafness, are aged between 16 and 64 and live in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland. [157404] Mr. Bayley: The information is in the table. DLA recipients aged 16-64 in England, Wales and Scotland with deafness as their main disabling condition _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Country Number England 12,000 Wales 700 Scotland 1,300 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Figures relate to 31 August 2000. Source: DSS Information Centre: 5 per cent. data

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 157404; 366 c317-8W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Disability Disability living allowance Hearing impairment Older people Recipients Scotland Social security benefits Young people Wales
Contains statistics: Yes
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