§ Mr. Wigleyasked 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. Butterfillasked 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 ShawI 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).