Question follow-through · 111501

Wheelchairs: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what statistics he has on the demand for and use of wheelchairs; and how that data informs NHS England’s commissioning of appropriate services.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
6 Feb 2026
Target answer date
10 Feb 2026
Answer
17 Feb 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what statistics he has on the demand for and use of wheelchairs; and how that data informs NHS England’s commissioning of appropriate services.

  2. 10 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services, based on the needs of their local population. NHS England supports ICBs to commission effective, efficient, and personalised wheelchair service...

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