§ Mr. Norwoodasked the Minister of Health if he will state the rules by which invalid carriages and motor cars, respectively, are made available to the war disabled and to other disabled people, respectively; and in how many cases motor cars have been made available to the spouse of a disabled person.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonInvalid vehicles are supplied to:
- 1. Those with amputations of both legs, at least one of which is above the knee:
161 - 2. those who suffer from paraplegia or some other defect of the locomotor system which has resulted in the total or almost total loss of use of their legs so that they are to all intents and purposes unable to walk; and
- 3. those less severely disabled but whose walking ability is seriously impaired and who require a vehicle to get to and from full-time employment.
War pensioners in these categories may receive a motor car. National Health Service patients receive an invalid tricycle; but a car may be offered to a married couple where both are eligible for invalid tricycles or where one partner is eligible and the other is blind. One car has so far been supplied to a disabled married couple and nineteen more are on order.