Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 102250
Bus Services: Visual Impairment
Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026
Question
Tom Hayes
Labour — Bournemouth East
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department recognises the challenges of visually-impaired people in using bus stop bypasses; and whether she is developing safe, accessible designs for these bus stops.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe Department wrote to local authorities in November 2025 and instructed them to pause implementation of certain designs of floating bus stops, including schemes which are at the design stage. Guidance will be published shortly.