Clause 30
Equality Bill
4:15 pm
Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey and Wood Green, Liberal Democrat)
I strongly support new clause 7. When I was on the London assembly, I was for four years the chairman of transport and for one year the deputy chairman. One of the key issues was the design of buses and their inaccessibility, particularly for mothers with buggies. It is difficult enough to get out the door with a young baby, let alone find oneself at a bus stop when a bus driver drives up and refuses access. I have seen mothers with a double-buggy or, if there is already a buggy on the bus, with a single buggy refused access. A reasonable adjustment should be made, so I support the new clause.