Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 80103

Wheelchairs: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Fred Thomas

LabourPlymouth Moor View

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce wait times for people requiring new wheelchairs.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services.NHS England supports ICBs to commission effective, efficient, and personalised wheelchair services. Since July 2015, NHS England has collected q...

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