Written questions

Disability Aids: Waiting Lists

Commons · Question 120724 · Tabled 13 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the waiting times for the provision of disability equipment, such as a) wheelchairs, b) hoists and c) grab rails.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 20 Mar 2026

Not all of the data requested is held centrally. Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services to meet the health needs of their local population, and responsibility for providing equipment and wheelchairs to disabled people typ...