Member

The Government take their responsibilities under this duty seriously and it would be remiss of us to accept an amendment which, in seeking to improve access for some, diminished it for others. Take, for example, disabled people who struggle with high step heights and with crossing large, open floor areas, or visually impaired passengers who may be disoriented within the larger passenger cabin of a wheelchair-accessible vehicle. The noble Lord’s amendment, while absolutely well meaning, would do absolutely nothing for such people and in many cases it might make it more difficult for them to use the taxi services they rely on, frustrating their everyday journeys.