Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 56611

Buses: Wheelchairs

Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Darren Paffey

LabourSouthampton Itchen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that wheelchair users have reliable access to priority spaces on buses.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 (PSVAR) require buses and coaches designed to carry over twenty-two passengers and used on local and scheduled services to incorporate features to support disabled people to travel safely and in r...

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