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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 24 November 2025

Debate

NHS: Wheelchair Services

Contribution

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend, but does she recognise that the work by the Wheelchair Alliance and the All-Party Group for Wheelchairs Users would suggest that, if you leave this to local health bodies and local authorities, they simply will not improve the current inadequate and patchy service? The All-Party Group for Access to Disability Equipment has reported that “63% of carers and 55% of equipment users said that services are getting worse”. Given what my noble friend said about the quality framework, which I very much welcome, does she accept that nothing will change unless this is enforced from the centre, with strong performance management?

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