A question on #Wheelchairs tabled by Baroness Thomas of Winchester on 18-11-2024 has been answered by Baroness Merron.

Heading: Wheelchairs
Question ID: 1742269
UIN: HL2645
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2024-11-18
Asking Member ID: 3785
Asking Member display name: Baroness Thomas of Winchester
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Baroness Thomas of Winchester
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that integrated care boards are providing sufficient suitable wheelchairs in all parts of the country to enable wheelchair users, particularly children, to access one without delay.
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Date answered: 2024-11-28
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Answering Member ID: 347
Answering Member display name: Baroness Merron
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Baroness Merron
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Answer text: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services, including children’s wheelchair services, and the development of their local wheelchair service eligibility criteria, based on the needs of the...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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