Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Tim Loughton (Conservative), on Wednesday, 14 March 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 227 members in total.

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WHEELCHAIR SERVICES FOR DISABLED CHILDREN

That this House recognises the importance of enabling all disabled children to move around independently and enjoy freedom to enable them to live full and active lives with their families and friends; notes that there are over 70,000 children who require vital mobility equipment which meets their clinical, social and developmental needs; is concerned that many children are forced to wait over a year or are simply unable to access appropriate mobility equipment and as a result risk developmental delay; further notes that in the long term, independent mobility enables young people to develop the skills and confidence they need to play a full role in society and become tax paying citizens; applauds the work of the national charity Whizz-Kidz as the leading provider of paediatric wheelchairs and mobility equipment outside the NHS; and supports their work in raising awareness of the needs of disabled children across the UK, promoting independent mobility to enable those children to experience the everyday things that many able-bodied children take for granted.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1139 

Session

2006-07

Other sponsors

Stephen O'Brien

Anne Begg

Jeremy Hunt

Evan Harris

Baroness Hoey

Subjects

Children Wheelchairs

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk