Tours of Parliament (Disabled People)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — House of Commons Commission – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 15 October 2009.

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Photo of Mark Harper Mark Harper Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) 10:30, 15 October 2009

Jacqui Smith has made a good point. The House sounds as if it is moving a little slowly on these matters. The Parliament of our country, having passed Disability Discrimination Acts in 1995 and 2005, should be a beacon of accessibility. It should be trying to take a lead and be ahead of other organisations to make sure that every member of our society, whether disabled or non-disabled, has access to our Parliament. Can the hon. Gentleman give me some idea about whether the House of Commons Commission has all that as an objective?

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ross warren
Posted on 16 Oct 2009 12:41 pm (Report this annotation)

Yet again I congratulate Mark, on getting down to the nitty gritty of this issue. If Parliament will not set the right tone, who will?