Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John Hemming (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 17 July 2014, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 15 members in total.

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ELECTRICALLY SELF-POWERED WHEELCHAIRS AND PAVEMENT SURFACES

That this House notes that in recent years the availability of electrically-powered wheelchairs has become greater; further notes that the sensitivity of such vehicles to irregularities in pavement surfaces is greater than those with a human being pushing them; further notes that this frequently gives rise to situations in which the wheelchair user involuntarily leaves the wheelchair, including the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley, potentially causing material harm to the user; and calls on the Government and local authorities to review standards in respect of pavement surfaces and the slope of footway crossings to reduce the hazard that arises from such difficulties.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

272 

Session

2014-15

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Alan Meale

John McDonnell

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

David Ward

Subjects

Disability Discrimination Roads

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk