Written question asked by Daniel Zeichner (Labour) on Friday, 30 October 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 November 2020. It was answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch (Conservative) on Monday, 9 November 2020 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Bus Services: Disability
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the Government has not brought forward secondary legislation to require bus operators to provide accessible information to passengers in (a) audible and (b) visible formats on bus services in England, Scotland and Wales, as set out in section 17 of the Bus Services Act 2017.
- Answer
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We want disabled people to travel independently and with confidence. It is important to have enough information when travelling on buses for that to become the reality.
In 2018 we consulted on Accessible Information Regulations with plans to require the provision of accessible on-board information on local bus services throughout Great Britain.
We continue to consider the implementation options informed by the feedback received and will publish the response in due course.
In the meantime, we are supporting smaller operators to provide audible and visual information with £2 million of targeted funding.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 109412
- Session
- 2019-21
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Disability Bus services Information
- Legislation
- Bus Services Act 2017
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