Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Roger Berry (Labour), on Tuesday, 14 October 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 68 members in total.

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FULLY EQUIPPED REPORTS

That this House notes that following the publication of the Audit Commission's Report, Fully Equipped, in 2000 criticising the provision of second-rate disability equipment services for older and disabled people, the Prime Minister said, 'We cannot have a situation where older and disabled people are let down in the way this report suggests'; further notes that the follow up report by the Audit Commission in 2002 said that 'the services examined in the (2000) report have continued to struggle to attract the attention of senior policy makers and managers. Plans for the improvement of equipment services rest more on hope than expectation'; therefore, calls upon Her Majesty's Government to act upon the recommendations of both the Audit Commission Fully Equipped reports; and supports the call of the charities consortium emPOWER for a national focus on these services that are designed to support independence, through the creation of a national focus body for disability equipment provision.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1725 

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Disability Disability aids Equipment Older people

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk