Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 99890

Bus Services: Training

Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 18 December 2025

Question

Navendu Mishra

LabourStockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she will publish a monitoring and evaluation framework on disability equality training in order to establish a baseline level of training to meet requirements under Section 36 of the Bus Services Act 20

Answer

Simon Lightwood
We are clear that high‑quality staff training is essential to providing bus services that are accessible for all passengers. That is why the Bus Services Act 2025 will mandate that both bus drivers and passenger-assisting staff undertake disability awaren...

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