Lizzi Collinge MP: written questions

Written questions

• Disabled Facilities GrantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70079More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the (a) application process and (b) delivery timescales for the Disabled Facilities Grant.

  Answer: The Government has no immediate plans to review the application process or delivery timescales for the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG). We continue to keep all aspects of the DFG under consideration. Recently, we carried out a review of the upper limit fo...

  Answered 15 Sept 2025

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• Neurology: WheelchairsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70078More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for NHS-provided wheelchairs for adults with degenerative neurological conditions.

  Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services.NHS England is taking a number of steps to reduce regional variation in the quality and provision of NHS wheelchairs, and to support ICBs to red...

  Answered 5 Sept 2025

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• Driving Tests: Heysham and KendalDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70077More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of driving tests in (a) Kendal and (b) Heysham; and what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for practi

  Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is aware that car practical driving test waiting times remain high and understands the impact this is having on learner drivers. DVSA is continuing to recruit as many driving examiners (DE) as possible, inclu...

  Answered 5 Sept 2025

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