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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that specialist powered wheelchairs and essential adaptations are recognised and funded as essential medical equipment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that specialist powered wheelchairs and essential adaptations are recognised and funded as essential medical equipment.
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services based on the needs of their local population, including specialist powered wheelchairs.
NHS England supports integrated care boards to commission effective, efficient, and personalised wheelchair services. This includes publishing a Wheelchair Quality Framework which sets out quality standards and statutory requirements for ICBs such as offering personal wheelchair budgets. The framework is available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/wheelchair-quality-framework/
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of timely housing adaptations on unpaid carers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of timely housing adaptations on unpaid carers.
By supporting people to live more independently, home adaptations can reduce the extent of informal care that people require. This can have a positive impact on unpaid carers through improving their health and wellbeing, and reducing the amount of time they spend caring.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason and on what evidential basis is the Department proposing to restrict funded specialist assistive software through the Disabled Students' Allowance to exceptional circumstances only.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason and on what evidential basis is the Department proposing to restrict funded specialist assistive software through the Disabled Students' Allowance to exceptional circumstances only.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of restricting funded specialist assistive software through the Disabled Students' Allowance on the course completion and graduate employment rates of disabled students.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of restricting funded specialist assistive software through the Disabled Students' Allowance on the course completion and graduate employment rates of disabled students.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of the proposals to restricting funded specialist assistive software through the Disabled Students' Allowance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of the proposals to restricting funded specialist assistive software through the Disabled Students' Allowance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of live broadcasting subtitles; and what steps she is taking to ensure the accuracy of those subtitles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of live broadcasting subtitles; and what steps she is taking to ensure the accuracy of those subtitles.
Ofcom regulates accessibility provision for licensed broadcasters through their Code on Television Access Services, requiring channels to meet specific quotas for subtitling, audio description, and signing. Ofcom will consider the quality of subtitles, whether live or pre recorded, on a case-by-case basis and take account of various factors to assess this, including: accuracy, synchronicity, readability, presentation style, and description of non-speech information. Audiences can complain to Ofcom if they are concerned with the adequacy of access provision on specific programming, who can then take relevant action with the provider.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential financial impact of the proposals set out in the consultation on assistive software funded through the Disabled Students' Allowance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential financial impact of the proposals set out in the consultation on assistive software funded through the Disabled Students' Allowance.
The department has undertaken internal indicative cost modelling on the potential financial impact of the proposals set out in the recent consultation on assistive software funded through Disabled Students’ Allowance, which suggests that any estimates would be highly uncertain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to undertake further engagement with (a) disabled students, (b) suppliers of specialist assistive technology and (c) other stakeholders before implementing changes to Disabled Students' Allowance arising from the consultation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to undertake further engagement with (a) disabled students, (b) suppliers of specialist assistive technology and (c) other stakeholders before implementing changes to Disabled Students' Allowance arising from the consultation.
The consultation was an opportunity for students with disabilities, stakeholders and suppliers to provide evidence to inform future policy. The responses are currently being analysed and no final decisions have been made.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has undertaken into the functionality of free mainstream spelling and grammar software for students with specific learning difficulties and other disabilities compared with specialist assistive technology funded through Disabled Students' Allowance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has undertaken into the functionality of free mainstream spelling and grammar software for students with specific learning difficulties and other disabilities compared with specialist assistive technology funded through Disabled Students' Allowance.
The department has conducted a detailed review of the spelling and grammar functionality available in computer operating systems, free software products and paid-for software products. This review concluded that free-to-access products provide similar spelling and grammar support functionality to those available in paid-for products for the types of support that are in scope of Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA).
As a result, from March 2025, the department removed funding for non-specialist spelling and grammar products through DSA other than in exceptional circumstances, as outlined at: https://www.practitioners.slc.co.uk/media/2070/ssin-spelling-and-grammar-software.pdf.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increased collaboration between health and social care agencies to administer care and support plans, including the provision of walking aids and equipment and the availability of a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increased collaboration between health and social care agencies to administer care and support plans, including the provision of walking aids and equipment and the availability of a...
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided to the Hon. Member for Wokingham on 17 February 2026 to Question 111500.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether when new rolling stock is introduced to a railway line she requires accessibility accessories such as Harrington Humps to be relocated to ensure compatibility.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether when new rolling stock is introduced to a railway line she requires accessibility accessories such as Harrington Humps to be relocated to ensure compatibility.
The Department does not require accessibility features such as Harrington Humps to be relocated solely because new rolling stock is introduced. However, when new trains are introduced, operators and infrastructure managers are expected to ensure that stations and rolling stock remain compatible and meet applicable accessibility requirements, and this may include assessing whether platform modifications or the repositioning of accessibility features are necessary at specific locations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had regarding the future of the Veterans Mobility Fund beyond March 2027.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had regarding the future of the Veterans Mobility Fund beyond March 2027.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 1 July 2026 to Questions 12265 and 12266 to the hon. Member for Mid Buckinghamshire (Mr Smith).
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-23/12265
To ask His Majesty's Government what new mobility devices have been adopted by the NHS during the last five years.
To ask His Majesty's Government what new mobility devices have been adopted by the NHS during the last five years.
NHS England does not hold information on what mobility devices, including electrically powered wheelchairs, have been adopted for use by the National Health Service in the last five years.
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services and NHS England supports ICBs to commission effective, efficient, and personalised wheelchair services through a range of policies and guidance, including the introduction of personal wheelchair budgets.
Responsibility for providing community equipment to disabled people typically falls to the NHS and local authorities. Local authorities have a statutory duty to make arrangements for the provision of community equipment for disabled people in their area. Types of support include equipment to enable people to live more independently, such as grab rails, walking aids, and wheelchairs for short-term use. Responsibility for managing the market for these services rests with local authorities.
Since July 2015, NHS England has collected quarterly data from clinical commissioning groups, now ICBs, on wheelchair provision, including waiting times, to enable targeted action if improvement is required.
NHS England is supporting ICBs to reduce regional variation in the quality and provision of NHS wheelchairs, and to reduce delays in people receiving timely intervention and wheelchair equipment. This includes publishing a Wheelchair Quality Framework on 9 April 2025, which sets out quality standards and statutory requirements for ICBs, such as offering personal wheelchair budgets. The framework is available at the NHS.UK website and applies to all NHS wheelchair services and provision, including electrically powered wheelchairs.
NHS England introduced personal wheelchair budgets, including legal rights in 2019, providing a clear framework for ICBs to commission personalised wheelchair services which are outcomes focused and integrated. Personal wheelchair budgets give people greater choice over the wheelchair provided.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many mobility product projects have been included in the last five years within the Section 22 Annual Report on research and development work under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Act 1970; and how many such devices have (1) been monitored, and (2) come to...
To ask His Majesty's Government how many mobility product projects have been included in the last five years within the Section 22 Annual Report on research and development work under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Act 1970; and how many such devices have (1) been monitored, and (2) come to...
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 30 June 2026 to Questions 1004 to 1007.
As mentioned in those answers, the report Research and development work relating to assistive technology: 2024 to 2025 is updated annually to cover developments in priority setting and funding. The report signposts the public and partners to the full account of research activity.
In the last five available assistive technology reports, covering the financial years 2020/21 to 2024/25, 30 projects were recorded under the primary theme Mobility and Musculoskeletal Health, with a further 15 recorded under that theme as a secondary category. This data has been collated from the published datasets on National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Open Data, with further information available on the NIHR website. The Department does not currently hold central information on how many of these projects have since reached the National Health Service market.
Responsibility for supporting the development of innovative medical devices and assistive technologies sits across the Government. The Department supports research and innovation through organisations such as the NIHR, which helps generate the evidence needed to support the development, evaluation, and future adoption of health technologies.
The uptake of medical devices within the NHS is primarily a matter for NHS England and local NHS organisations, informed by advice from bodies such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The Department is working with NHS England, regulators, and industry to address barriers to adoption and to support faster access to clinically effective and cost-effective technologies.
To ask His Majesty's Government who has ministerial responsibility for the (1) development, and (2) take up by the NHS, of devices included in the Section 22 Annual Report on research and development work under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Act 1970.
To ask His Majesty's Government who has ministerial responsibility for the (1) development, and (2) take up by the NHS, of devices included in the Section 22 Annual Report on research and development work under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Act 1970.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 30 June 2026 to Questions 1004 to 1007.
As mentioned in those answers, the report Research and development work relating to assistive technology: 2024 to 2025 is updated annually to cover developments in priority setting and funding. The report signposts the public and partners to the full account of research activity.
In the last five available assistive technology reports, covering the financial years 2020/21 to 2024/25, 30 projects were recorded under the primary theme Mobility and Musculoskeletal Health, with a further 15 recorded under that theme as a secondary category. This data has been collated from the published datasets on National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Open Data, with further information available on the NIHR website. The Department does not currently hold central information on how many of these projects have since reached the National Health Service market.
Responsibility for supporting the development of innovative medical devices and assistive technologies sits across the Government. The Department supports research and innovation through organisations such as the NIHR, which helps generate the evidence needed to support the development, evaluation, and future adoption of health technologies.
The uptake of medical devices within the NHS is primarily a matter for NHS England and local NHS organisations, informed by advice from bodies such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The Department is working with NHS England, regulators, and industry to address barriers to adoption and to support faster access to clinically effective and cost-effective technologies.
Lords report stage. Amendment 3 disagreed to on division (158 to 239). Amendments 18, 19, 24, 27, 28, 30 and 31 agreed to. Amendment 33 agreed to on division (142 to 138). Amendments 40, 45, 49, 56, 58 and 62 agreed to. Amendment 65 disagreed to on division (41 to 118). Amendments 71 and 72 agreed to. Bill, as amended, ordered to be printed (HL Bill 40).
Lords report stage. Amendment 3 disagreed to on division (158 to 239). Amendments 18, 19, 24, 27, 28, 30 and 31 agreed to. Amendment 33 agreed to on division (142 to 138). Amendments 40, 45, 49, 56, 58 and 62 agreed to. Amendment 65 disagreed to on division (41 to...
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Lord Moylan
1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—
“Purpose
(1) The purpose of this Act is to—
(a) promote the international competitiveness of the United Kingdom aviation sector;
(b) support economic growth in that sector;
(c) protect the rights and interests of consumers of air transport and airport services.
(2) The Secretary of...
Moved by
Lord Moylan
1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—
“Purpose
(1) The purpose of this Act is to—
(a) promote the international competitiveness of the United Kingdom aviation sector;
(b) support economic growth in that sector;
(c) protect the rights and interests of consumers of air transport and airport services.
(2) The Secretary of...
My Lords, this is what I refer to as, in essence, an administrative Bill, in that it does not make large changes to the way in which civil aviation operates but changes significantly the way in which decisions will be made in future about how civil aviation operates. It does...
My Lords, this is what I refer to as, in essence, an administrative Bill, in that it does not make large changes to the way in which civil aviation operates but changes significantly the way in which decisions will be made in future about how civil aviation operates. It does...
My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of my noble friend Lord Moylan’s two amendments. I have some general remarks about them, and two specific points which are questions to the Minister.
The first point, which I will not labour at length since we dealt with it in Committee, is...
My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of my noble friend Lord Moylan’s two amendments. I have some general remarks about them, and two specific points which are questions to the Minister.
The first point, which I will not labour at length since we dealt with it in Committee, is...
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My Lords, I support the comments made by my noble friend Lord Moylan. I do not think that there is a very simple solution. Before we covered all the legislation from the European Union, it was fairly straightforward for many decades in this country, as the CAA as a regulator...