Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 80766

Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to RNIB's report entitled In my way: navigating pedestrian journeys with sight loss, published on 4 September 2025, whether she plans to standardise street environment regulations for (a) design,

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The design and maintenance of local roads is the responsibility of local authorities who are bound by the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty. It is for them to ensure streets are designed and maintained in a way that takes account of th...

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