Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 192693

Bus Services: Disability

Tabled: 5 July 2023

Answered: 11 July 2023

Question

Vicky Foxcroft

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the training bus drivers receive on supporting the accessibility needs of people with disabilities.

Answer

Mr Richard Holden

Drivers of regular bus and coach services are already legally required to complete disability awareness training.The Department for Transport publishes annual bus statistics which include an assessment of the proportion of on-board staff that have taken d...

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