Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 69459

Bus Services: Visual Impairment

Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 2 September 2025

Question

Sarah Edwards

LabourTamworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will issue guidance to local authorities on ensuring that bus stop bypasses are accessible to blind and partially sighted people.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The government has committed to publishing new statutory guidance for local authorities on the design of floating bus stops, also known as bus stop bypasses, within three months of the Bus Services (No.2) Bill receiving Royal Assent. We will engage with t...

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