Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 69651

Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment

Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 2 September 2025

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) reduce street obstacles and (b) improve the accessibility of pavements for (i) blind and (ii) visually impaired people in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
Local authorities are responsible for managing their roads, including the provision of fixed street furniture such as benches, bins and cycle racks. It is for local authorities to manage their roads in such as way as to comply with the Public Sector Equal...
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