Disabled People’s Access (Public Transport)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 9:30 am on 11 June 2015.

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Photo of Gordon Marsden Gordon Marsden Shadow Minister (Transport) 9:30, 11 June 2015

The Minister’s colleague, the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Andrew Jones—I congratulate him on his appointment—said at a transport event last night that his door would always be open. I invite the Minister and her new colleague to start with disabled people’s access to buses, because the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, the Royal National Institute of Blind People and the Transport Committee have all said that the Government’s exemption of bus companies from mandatory driver training is not working? The Government have ducked and dived on this: a review was first promised for 2014, then more evidence this January confirmed the disquiet, and this week I received a written answer telling me that there will be a research project—a review of the review of the review. Will she use the open door that her colleague spoke about to stop the buck being passed for disabled people on buses?