30. Mrs. Butlerasked the Minister of Health whether he will now indicate when it will be possible to replace the open-type electric tricycle issued to some registered disabled persons by the issue of all-weather electric models.
§ Mr. VosperThe open-type tricycles are being withdrawn when they become unserviceable, but it will be some time before they can all be replaced by all-weather models. As these become available they are allocated to existing users and new applicants according to need and ability to drive these models.
Mrs. ButlerWill the Minister do everything possible to expedite the provision of these all-weather models, since the existing open-type models are only protected by a hood and apron and are most unsatisfactory in bad weather?
§ Mr. VosperI will do that. The open-type tricycles have not been manufactured for the last two years, and the manufacturers are now concentrating on the all-weather models.