Written questions

Motor Neurone Disease: Disabled Facilities Grants

Commons · Question 22117 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 7 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what monitoring arrangements are in place to assess whether local authorities are accelerating Disabled Facilities Grant processes for people living with motor neurone disease.

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 7 Sep 2026

In June 2026, the Government wrote to council leaders, asking them to take immediate steps to improve the timeliness and co-ordination of care and support for people with motor neurone disease and to consider how such approaches might also apply to people...