Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 99808

Urban Areas: Wheelchairs

Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 23 December 2025

Question

Stuart Anderson

ConservativeSouth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps have been taken to improve the accessibility of the high street for wheelchair users.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
It is the responsibility of local authorities to manage their streets and to ensure this is done in a way which allows them to comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty.The Department provides good practice guidance on designing accessible streets in In...

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