To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time is in each primary care trust for those under the age of 18 years for the provision of a wheelchair; and whether there are any arrangements for their provision by a third party in each trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time is in each primary care trust for those under the age of 18 years for the provision of a wheelchair; and whether there are any arrangements for their provision by a third party in each trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice his Department has issued to primary care trusts on their provision of insurance cover for the wheelchairs and mobility scooters they supply to younger people with disabilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice his Department has issued to primary care trusts on their provision of insurance cover for the wheelchairs and mobility scooters they supply to younger people with disabilities.

It is a pleasure to be here today. I believe this is the first time that I have spoken in this Chamber with you in the Chair, Mr. Williams. I take the opportunity to thank Mr. Speaker for granting me this Adjournment debate. Part of the London borough of Hillingdon...

It is a pleasure to be here today. I believe this is the first time that I have spoken in this Chamber with you in the Chair, Mr. Williams. I take the opportunity to thank Mr. Speaker for granting me this Adjournment debate. Part of the London borough of Hillingdon...

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on introducing an extremely important debate, and I am grateful to him for giving way. One of my constituents who has a disability and uses a wheelchair lives on a bus route served by four different drivers. She said that three of them are excellent,...

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on introducing an extremely important debate, and I am grateful to him for giving way. One of my constituents who has a disability and uses a wheelchair lives on a bus route served by four different drivers. She said that three of them are excellent,...

Of course, we acknowledge that that is a wonderful achievement. However, as I said earlier, one problem is that it is not just about vehicles being accessible; it is about ensuring that they are truly accessible in the sense that people can get on them, and about awareness.

Of course, we acknowledge that that is a wonderful achievement. However, as I said earlier, one problem is that it is not just about vehicles being accessible; it is about ensuring that they are truly accessible in the sense that people can get on them, and about awareness.

The hon. Gentleman is right. Getting to the bus stop or the platform is often the biggest challenge, and I recognise that there is still some way to go on this. It is not just about making buses and trains accessible. There is no point in having a new, accessible...

The hon. Gentleman is right. Getting to the bus stop or the platform is often the biggest challenge, and I recognise that there is still some way to go on this. It is not just about making buses and trains accessible. There is no point in having a new, accessible...

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that. I shall dwell on that theme later. It is one thing to pass laws and to talk about disability in this place and elsewhere, but we have to get through to the general public on a wider scale than we are doing...

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that. I shall dwell on that theme later. It is one thing to pass laws and to talk about disability in this place and elsewhere, but we have to get through to the general public on a wider scale than we are doing...

It is a pleasure for me, too, to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Williams. It is also my maiden voyage with you in the Chair and I hope that I do as good a job as the hon. Member for Uxbridge (Mr. Randall). I congratulate him on securing this debate...

It is a pleasure for me, too, to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Williams. It is also my maiden voyage with you in the Chair and I hope that I do as good a job as the hon. Member for Uxbridge (Mr. Randall). I congratulate him on securing this debate...

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on disabled access to public transport.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on disabled access to public transport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to respond to the consultation on wheelchair services undertaken as part of his Department's review of the care services efficiency delivery retail model.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to respond to the consultation on wheelchair services undertaken as part of his Department's review of the care services efficiency delivery retail model.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 14 September 2009, Official Report, column 2165W, on motor neurone disease: wheelchairs, when he expects the Care Services Efficiency Programme to report on a new model for the delivery of community equipment and wheelchair services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 14 September 2009, Official Report, column 2165W, on motor neurone disease: wheelchairs, when he expects the Care Services Efficiency Programme to report on a new model for the delivery of community equipment and wheelchair services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when officials from his Department last met representatives of the Motor Neurone Disease Association to discuss wheelchair services; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when officials from his Department last met representatives of the Motor Neurone Disease Association to discuss wheelchair services; and if he will make a statement.

Seventeenth Sitting (morning). Written evidence reported to the House. Clauses 157 to 179 agreed to, some with amendments. Schedule 20 agreed to. Clauses 180 to 182 agreed to. Schedule 21 agreed to. Clauses 183 and 184 agreed to. Schedule 22, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 185 to 187 agreed to. Adjourned till this day at One o'clock.

Seventeenth Sitting (morning). Written evidence reported to the House. Clauses 157 to 179 agreed to, some with amendments. Schedule 20 agreed to. Clauses 180 to 182 agreed to. Schedule 21 agreed to. Clauses 183 and 184 agreed to. Schedule 22, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 185 to 187 agreed to....

Public petition from Maureen Faith, residents of sheltered accommodation and others for action to implement a programme of access and safety improvements for wheelchair users in sheltered accommodation, especially in Kitkatts Rd, Canvey Island.

Public petition from Maureen Faith, residents of sheltered accommodation and others for action to implement a programme of access and safety improvements for wheelchair users in sheltered accommodation, especially in Kitkatts Rd, Canvey Island.

I rise with great sadness to trouble the House with a simple problem that should have been dealt with many years ago. However, social services and the borough council in Essex have refused to respond to elderly residents, so this wonderful community of people is at risk. They do not...

I rise with great sadness to trouble the House with a simple problem that should have been dealt with many years ago. However, social services and the borough council in Essex have refused to respond to elderly residents, so this wonderful community of people is at risk. They do not...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that train operating companies increase the number of spaces available for wheelchair users.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that train operating companies increase the number of spaces available for wheelchair users.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what timetable he has set for (a) responding to the consultation on wheelchair services undertaken as part of the review of the care services efficiency delivery retail model and (b) establishing the new procurement strategy for children's equipment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what timetable he has set for (a) responding to the consultation on wheelchair services undertaken as part of the review of the care services efficiency delivery retail model and (b) establishing the new procurement strategy for children's equipment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Romsey of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 393W, on wheelchairs, when his Department first announced its intention to produce a new model for wheelchair services; when he expects to publish the new...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Romsey of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 393W, on wheelchairs, when his Department first announced its intention to produce a new model for wheelchair services; when he expects to publish the new...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what progress his Department has made towards publishing the outline model for wheelchair services as part of its transforming community equipment and wheelchair services programme;

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what progress his Department has made towards publishing the outline model for wheelchair services as part of its transforming community equipment and wheelchair services programme;

(4) whether he plans to discuss his proposed new model for wheelchair services with (a) wheelchair users with multiple sclerosis and (b) other wheelchair service users and their carers.

(4) whether he plans to discuss his proposed new model for wheelchair services with (a) wheelchair users with multiple sclerosis and (b) other wheelchair service users and their carers.