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Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2008

Under Section 67B of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, which was inserted as a result of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, we are obliged to report to Parliament on the making of the RVAR exemption orders, so there is already a reporting obligation. Perhaps we could commit to reporting on the use of the exemption powers so far as they relate to rail vehicle accessibility on the interoperable rail system. There is a facility for us to do exactly that. I was going to make the point that the consultation processes that we go through alert stakeholders to these issues. There is also the obligation in terms of making the exemption order. I guess that we just have to get used to making that part of it work. I understand the point that people need to understand what we are trying to achieve.