Member

This is not just our view. Having recently consulted further the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee, which is charged with advising Ministers on the transport needs of disabled people, it has confirmed that its view is that mixed fleets of wheelchair-accessible and non-wheelchair accessible vehicles provide a more inclusive service than one consisting entirely of wheelchair-accessible vehicles. This Government are ambitious about accessibility for all. We cannot accept an amendment that would not produce the overall result that the noble Lord seeks.