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...