Member

I turn to Amendment 165A. I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Hunt of Kings Heath for this amendment and recognise his intention to ensure that combined authorities and combined county authorities have regard to wheelchair and community equipment provision as they consider how to address health inequalities. I recognise all the issues that he and the noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin, raised the other day. I just say anecdotally to my noble friend that when my father was very ill, the most efficient part of the whole social care system, in my county, was the aids and adaptation process. It would be lovely if that were the case everywhere, and I recognise my noble friend’s point.