Written questions

Wheelchairs: Children

Commons · Question 18197 · Tabled 13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 24 Aug 2026

Question

Asked by Tom Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 15027 on Wheelchairs: Children, what information his Department collects on the amount of under-18 year olds not prescribed a wheelchair or persona

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 24 Aug 2026

The information requested is not held centrally.Since July 2015, NHS England has collected quarterly data from clinical commissioning groups, now integrated care boards (ICBs), on wheelchair provision, including waiting times, to enable targeted action if...