Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 23203

Public Transport: Wheelchairs

Tabled: 10 January 2025
Answered: 15 January 2025

Question

Michael Payne

LabourGedling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the adequacy of the number of wheelchair spaces on (a) buses and (b) other public transport.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
99% of buses providing local services comply with accessibility regulations that cover the design of vehicles and incorporate a designated space to accommodate at least one wheelchair user. We recognise that in some circumstances such provision may be ina...

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