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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether when new rolling stock is introduced to a railway line she requires accessibility accessories such as Harrington Humps to be relocated to ensure compatibility.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether when new rolling stock is introduced to a railway line she requires accessibility accessories such as Harrington Humps to be relocated to ensure compatibility.
The Department does not require accessibility features such as Harrington Humps to be relocated solely because new rolling stock is introduced. However, when new trains are introduced, operators and infrastructure managers are expected to ensure that stations and rolling stock remain compatible and meet applicable accessibility requirements, and this may include assessing whether platform modifications or the repositioning of accessibility features are necessary at specific locations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had regarding the future of the Veterans Mobility Fund beyond March 2027.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had regarding the future of the Veterans Mobility Fund beyond March 2027.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 1 July 2026 to Questions 12265 and 12266 to the hon. Member for Mid Buckinghamshire (Mr Smith).
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-23/12265
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increased collaboration between health and social care agencies to administer care and support plans, including the provision of walking aids and equipment and the availability of a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increased collaboration between health and social care agencies to administer care and support plans, including the provision of walking aids and equipment and the availability of a...
To ask His Majesty's Government what new mobility devices have been adopted by the NHS during the last five years.
To ask His Majesty's Government what new mobility devices have been adopted by the NHS during the last five years.
NHS England does not hold information on what mobility devices, including electrically powered wheelchairs, have been adopted for use by the National Health Service in the last five years.
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services and NHS England supports ICBs to commission effective, efficient, and personalised wheelchair services through a range of policies and guidance, including the introduction of personal wheelchair budgets.
Responsibility for providing community equipment to disabled people typically falls to the NHS and local authorities. Local authorities have a statutory duty to make arrangements for the provision of community equipment for disabled people in their area. Types of support include equipment to enable people to live more independently, such as grab rails, walking aids, and wheelchairs for short-term use. Responsibility for managing the market for these services rests with local authorities.
Since July 2015, NHS England has collected quarterly data from clinical commissioning groups, now ICBs, on wheelchair provision, including waiting times, to enable targeted action if improvement is required.
NHS England is supporting ICBs to reduce regional variation in the quality and provision of NHS wheelchairs, and to reduce delays in people receiving timely intervention and wheelchair equipment. This includes publishing a Wheelchair Quality Framework on 9 April 2025, which sets out quality standards and statutory requirements for ICBs, such as offering personal wheelchair budgets. The framework is available at the NHS.UK website and applies to all NHS wheelchair services and provision, including electrically powered wheelchairs.
NHS England introduced personal wheelchair budgets, including legal rights in 2019, providing a clear framework for ICBs to commission personalised wheelchair services which are outcomes focused and integrated. Personal wheelchair budgets give people greater choice over the wheelchair provided.
To ask His Majesty's Government who has ministerial responsibility for the (1) development, and (2) take up by the NHS, of devices included in the Section 22 Annual Report on research and development work under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Act 1970.
To ask His Majesty's Government who has ministerial responsibility for the (1) development, and (2) take up by the NHS, of devices included in the Section 22 Annual Report on research and development work under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Act 1970.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 30 June 2026 to Questions 1004 to 1007.
As mentioned in those answers, the report Research and development work relating to assistive technology: 2024 to 2025 is updated annually to cover developments in priority setting and funding. The report signposts the public and partners to the full account of research activity.
In the last five available assistive technology reports, covering the financial years 2020/21 to 2024/25, 30 projects were recorded under the primary theme Mobility and Musculoskeletal Health, with a further 15 recorded under that theme as a secondary category. This data has been collated from the published datasets on National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Open Data, with further information available on the NIHR website. The Department does not currently hold central information on how many of these projects have since reached the National Health Service market.
Responsibility for supporting the development of innovative medical devices and assistive technologies sits across the Government. The Department supports research and innovation through organisations such as the NIHR, which helps generate the evidence needed to support the development, evaluation, and future adoption of health technologies.
The uptake of medical devices within the NHS is primarily a matter for NHS England and local NHS organisations, informed by advice from bodies such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The Department is working with NHS England, regulators, and industry to address barriers to adoption and to support faster access to clinically effective and cost-effective technologies.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many mobility product projects have been included in the last five years within the Section 22 Annual Report on research and development work under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Act 1970; and how many such devices have (1) been monitored, and (2) come to...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many mobility product projects have been included in the last five years within the Section 22 Annual Report on research and development work under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Act 1970; and how many such devices have (1) been monitored, and (2) come to...
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 30 June 2026 to Questions 1004 to 1007.
As mentioned in those answers, the report Research and development work relating to assistive technology: 2024 to 2025 is updated annually to cover developments in priority setting and funding. The report signposts the public and partners to the full account of research activity.
In the last five available assistive technology reports, covering the financial years 2020/21 to 2024/25, 30 projects were recorded under the primary theme Mobility and Musculoskeletal Health, with a further 15 recorded under that theme as a secondary category. This data has been collated from the published datasets on National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Open Data, with further information available on the NIHR website. The Department does not currently hold central information on how many of these projects have since reached the National Health Service market.
Responsibility for supporting the development of innovative medical devices and assistive technologies sits across the Government. The Department supports research and innovation through organisations such as the NIHR, which helps generate the evidence needed to support the development, evaluation, and future adoption of health technologies.
The uptake of medical devices within the NHS is primarily a matter for NHS England and local NHS organisations, informed by advice from bodies such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The Department is working with NHS England, regulators, and industry to address barriers to adoption and to support faster access to clinically effective and cost-effective technologies.
Lords report stage. Amendment 3 disagreed to on division (158 to 239). Amendments 18, 19, 24, 27, 28, 30 and 31 agreed to. Amendment 33 agreed to on division (142 to 138). Amendments 40, 45, 49, 56, 58 and 62 agreed to. Amendment 65 disagreed to on division (41 to 118). Amendments 71 and 72 agreed to. Bill, as amended, ordered to be printed (HL Bill 40).
Lords report stage. Amendment 3 disagreed to on division (158 to 239). Amendments 18, 19, 24, 27, 28, 30 and 31 agreed to. Amendment 33 agreed to on division (142 to 138). Amendments 40, 45, 49, 56, 58 and 62 agreed to. Amendment 65 disagreed to on division (41 to...
Moved by
Lord Moylan
1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—
“Purpose
(1) The purpose of this Act is to—
(a) promote the international competitiveness of the United Kingdom aviation sector;
(b) support economic growth in that sector;
(c) protect the rights and interests of consumers of air transport and airport services.
(2) The Secretary of...
Moved by
Lord Moylan
1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—
“Purpose
(1) The purpose of this Act is to—
(a) promote the international competitiveness of the United Kingdom aviation sector;
(b) support economic growth in that sector;
(c) protect the rights and interests of consumers of air transport and airport services.
(2) The Secretary of...
My Lords, this is what I refer to as, in essence, an administrative Bill, in that it does not make large changes to the way in which civil aviation operates but changes significantly the way in which decisions will be made in future about how civil aviation operates. It does...
My Lords, this is what I refer to as, in essence, an administrative Bill, in that it does not make large changes to the way in which civil aviation operates but changes significantly the way in which decisions will be made in future about how civil aviation operates. It does...
My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of my noble friend Lord Moylan’s two amendments. I have some general remarks about them, and two specific points which are questions to the Minister.
The first point, which I will not labour at length since we dealt with it in Committee, is...
My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of my noble friend Lord Moylan’s two amendments. I have some general remarks about them, and two specific points which are questions to the Minister.
The first point, which I will not labour at length since we dealt with it in Committee, is...
My Lords, I support the comments made by my noble friend Lord Moylan. I do not think that there is a very simple solution. Before we covered all the legislation from the European Union, it was fairly straightforward for many decades in this country, as the CAA as a regulator...
My Lords, I support the comments made by my noble friend Lord Moylan. I do not think that there is a very simple solution. Before we covered all the legislation from the European Union, it was fairly straightforward for many decades in this country, as the CAA as a regulator...
My Lords, this is a very strange Bill; it is a Bill in search of a purpose, which proposes and transfers substantial powers to a regulatory body but which gives us no road map for how those powers are going to be used. In the debates we have had so...
My Lords, this is a very strange Bill; it is a Bill in search of a purpose, which proposes and transfers substantial powers to a regulatory body but which gives us no road map for how those powers are going to be used. In the debates we have had so...
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, for Amendment 1, but I express concern that it and Amendment 3 are in conflict in their proposed new subsections (1)(c) and (1B)(c). The reason for that was amply explained by the noble Lord, Lord Redwood. He started by saying that...
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, for Amendment 1, but I express concern that it and Amendment 3 are in conflict in their proposed new subsections (1)(c) and (1B)(c). The reason for that was amply explained by the noble Lord, Lord Redwood. He started by saying that...
My Lords, I turn to the first group of amendments, Amendments 1 and 3 tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Moylan. I thank both Front Benches for having met us over the past few days in the run-up to Report. All the insight, information and conversations have been very much...
My Lords, I turn to the first group of amendments, Amendments 1 and 3 tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Moylan. I thank both Front Benches for having met us over the past few days in the run-up to Report. All the insight, information and conversations have been very much...
Before the noble Baroness sits down, can I reference the point that she made about disabled people? The amendment tabled by my noble friend Lord Moylan just says that the Government have to consider the burdens. If you make air travel better for disabled people, you will grow the top...
Before the noble Baroness sits down, can I reference the point that she made about disabled people? The amendment tabled by my noble friend Lord Moylan just says that the Government have to consider the burdens. If you make air travel better for disabled people, you will grow the top...
I thank the noble Lord. We think that driving for this principle cuts across the stronger consumer rights that we have been talking about all through Committee.
I thank the noble Lord. We think that driving for this principle cuts across the stronger consumer rights that we have been talking about all through Committee.
My Lords, before addressing these amendments, I thank all noble Lords for their continued contributions to the Bill. It is clear that we share the common goal of improving the aviation sector. The Government have carefully reflected on the arguments that have been put forward during the Bill’s passage. The...
My Lords, before addressing these amendments, I thank all noble Lords for their continued contributions to the Bill. It is clear that we share the common goal of improving the aviation sector. The Government have carefully reflected on the arguments that have been put forward during the Bill’s passage. The...
My Lords, I am disappointed to hear the noble Lord’s response; I would largely be repeating myself if I were to explain in any detail why. I think the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, has been responded to by my noble friend Lord Harper. I will be...
My Lords, I am disappointed to hear the noble Lord’s response; I would largely be repeating myself if I were to explain in any detail why. I think the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, has been responded to by my noble friend Lord Harper. I will be...
Moved by
Baroness Grender
2: Clause 1, page 1, line 12, at end insert—
“(1A) Regulations under this section may not reduce the standards of service and protection available to passengers and consumers of airport and air transport services compared to any provision which those regulations replace.”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment ensures that regulations...
Moved by
Baroness Grender
2: Clause 1, page 1, line 12, at end insert—
“(1A) Regulations under this section may not reduce the standards of service and protection available to passengers and consumers of airport and air transport services compared to any provision which those regulations replace.”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment ensures that regulations...
My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 2 standing in my name. Throughout the passage of this Bill, these Benches have pursued a consistent and, I hope, unwavering approach that passengers must come first. Whether we were debating information rights, delay compensation or the powers conferred on the Secretary of...
My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 2 standing in my name. Throughout the passage of this Bill, these Benches have pursued a consistent and, I hope, unwavering approach that passengers must come first. Whether we were debating information rights, delay compensation or the powers conferred on the Secretary of...