Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 30080
Lifts: Wheelchairs
Tabled: 10 February 2025
Answered: 18 February 2025
Question
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK — Romford
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislation to allow wheelchair users who have been (a) trapped insider their homes or (b) left outside to claim compensation from freeholders for lift
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe government recognises the importance to wheelchair users of having properly functioning lifts in residential blocks.Landlords are responsible for maintaining lifts and for carrying out periodic thorough inspections to ensure those lifts operate safely...
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