Question follow-through · 24971

Disability Aids: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the length of time taken to provide equipment for children with disabilities.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
20 Jan 2025
Target answer date
27 Jan 2025
Answer
27 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the length of time taken to provide equipment for children with disabilities.

  2. 27 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The integrated care boards (ICBs) in England are responsible for commissioning services to meet the health needs of their local population. NHS England Specialised Commissioning commissions complex disability equipment services, including communication ai...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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