Dr. Alison Harnett:

I will speak about that. There is a campaign currently underway to look for revision of Part M of the building regulations. Currently Part M requires a certain proportion of wheelchair visitable accessibility, but without the accessibility becoming wheelchair liveable we will not be able to house people who have a need for wheelchair liveable housing. It is important that universal design becomes part of the design features of many of the houses in the future. As people's accessibility needs change, they can be met. We are calling, along with all the other umbrella bodies and advocacy groups, for a review of Part M of the building regulations so that there is a minimum amount of the supply pipeline with wheelchair liveable rather than wheelchair visitable housing. Those targets need to be part of the regulations. Our experience is that there has not been wheelchair livable accommodation delivered to date. The revision of Part M is potentially the area of concern, and the delivery of a pipeline of supply, because currently the supply is not meeting the demand for accessible housing.