HC Deb 28 October 1985 vol 84 c344W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will reconsider his plans that would require disabled persons in wheelchairs to be accompanied by an able-bodied adult before entering a cinema; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Butterfill

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will make a statement on the draft regulations under the Cinemas Act 1985 recently issued by his Department for consultation and, in particular, on the proposal that blind people should be admitted to a cinema only if accompanied by a sighted person;

(2) what is his policy in relation to encouraging independence and mobility for blind and other handicapped people.

Mr. Giles Shaw

I would refer my hon. Friend and the hon. Member to the answers given on 24 October to questions from the right hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South (Mr. Ashley) and my hon. Friend the Member for Exeter (Mr. Hannam).