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Wheelchairs: Waiting Lists

Volume 459: debated on Wednesday 18 April 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the average waiting time was for provision of a powered wheelchair in each strategic health authority in each of the last five years; (128921)

(2) To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding was provided by each strategic health authority for the provision of electric-powered wheelchairs in each of the last five years.

Information about waiting times and funding for provision of electric-powered wheelchairs is not held centrally.

Funding for national health service wheelchair services comes from revenue funding to primary care trusts (PCTs). It is for each PCT to assess local need and allocate funds accordingly, as funding is not ring fenced.