Member

Although I have explained why this amendment may not offer the right way forward, its intention is in the spirit of improving the Bill. I thank the noble Lords for this, and I will endeavour to take this away and look at options, such as supporting authorities through strengthened guidance to take a proactive approach to identifying and challenging bus service inaccessibility. I will continue to discuss the matter with the noble Baroness, and I invite the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, and my noble friend Lord Blunkett to join those discussions so that we can ensure that future guidance speaks to the intention of this amendment.