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The Montreal Convention states that the maximum amount payable for an item of baggage, because this is of course baggage, is just over £1,000, even if it is totally destroyed—and if it is not, the amount is reduced. That rule was set one-quarter of a century ago and has not changed. Yes, wheelchairs are deemed to be baggage, but I have to tell noble Lords that a wheelchair that is damaged or in the wrong place is much worse than a suitcase ending up in the wrong place. I have already mentioned that I go abroad for conferences. If I arrive at a conference without a wheelchair, I cannot take part in the conference—I just cannot do it; there is no point in me going.