HC Deb 28 June 1967 vol 749 cc110-1W
Mr. David Price

asked the Minister of Health what steps he is taking to introduce under the National Health Service scheme a lighter, stronger and more durable wheel-chair than those at present supplied for patients who, though permanently disabled, are otherwise fit and active.

Mr. K. Robinson

Lighter weight wheel-chairs have been available under the National Health Service since 1965. I am advised that they are likely to prove as durable as the heavier models.