Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mark Francois and Caroline Dinenage

Tuesday 20th March 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh and Wickford) (Con)]

2. What support his Department is providing to children who need sports prostheses.

[The Minister for Care (Caroline Dinenage)]

Since 2016, the Government have invested £750,000 to fund the provision of sports and activity prostheses for children and young people on the NHS. We have also invested a further £750,000 in a new National Institute for Health Research child prostheses research collaboration to drive improvements in technology. I can confirm that that funding will continue, and we will announce more details shortly.

[Mr Francois]

I thank the Minister for that reply. The centre at Headley Court provides world-class support for our servicemen who unfortunately lost limbs in Iraq or Afghanistan. It does incredible work. What lessons have we learned from Headley Court that we are able to transfer into the NHS?