Written question asked by Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 7 December 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 December 2006. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Monday, 18 December 2006 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Disabled Access Taxis

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the Government’s policy is on implementation of taxi accessibility regulations under part 5 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; what the time scale was for the Government’s policy formulation on this policy; and what steps he has taken to secure implementation of the regulations.

Answer: An announcement was made in October 2003 on the policy approach for the implementation of taxi accessibility regulations under part 5 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. We are looking at how best to deliver more accessible taxis in the light of ergonomic research, a joint study by the European Conference of Ministers of Transport and the International Road Transport Union on the provision of accessible taxis, as well as structured and informal consultations with stakeholders.

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