HC Deb 04 April 2000 vol 347 cc411-2W
27. Angela Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what representations he has received regarding exemption certificates for the wearing of seatbelts for drivers with disabilities. [116171]

Mr. Hill

The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions does receive inquiries from members of the public and refers them to their general practitioners who are responsible for issuing Certificates of Exemption from Compulsory Seat Belt Wearing. However, a disabled person in a wheelchair who is wearing a disabled person's belt is exempt from the requirement to wear adult belts.