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moved Amendment No. 9: Clause 121, page 91, line 28, at end insert— "( ) sections (Carrying of passengers in wheelchairs in vehicles providing local services) and (Carrying of passengers in wheelchairs: supplementary provisions);" On Question, amendment agreed to.
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moved Amendment No. 11: Clause 122, page 92, line 10, after "Sections" insert "(Carrying of passengers in wheelchairs in vehicles providing local services), (Carrying of passengers in wheelchairs: supplementary provisions)," On Question, amendment agreed to.
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moved Amendment No. 3: After Clause 49, insert the following new Clause— "Carrying of passengers in wheelchairs: supplementary provisions (1) The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c.50) is amended as follows. (2) After section 36 insert— "36A List of wheelchair-accessible vehicles providing local services (1) A licensing authority may maintain a list of vehicles falling within...
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moved Amendment No. 2: After Clause 49, insert the following new Clause— "Carrying of passengers in wheelchairs in vehicles providing local services (1) Section 36 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c.50) (carrying of passengers in wheelchairs) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1)(b) for "taxi" substitute "vehicle". (3) After subsection (1) insert— "(1A) This section also...
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My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments Nos. 3, 9 and 11. When I, as a wheelchair user, became a Member of this wonderful place I accepted the fact that some taxi drivers would not take me. During my second year an incident outside this House, when a taxi driver would not take me, caused much consternation among my fellow Peers in the taxi queue. I realised at that point that no wheelchair...
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asked Her Majesty's Government: When Sections 32 to 36 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (taxi accessibility regulations) will be brought into force.
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My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his Answer. Can the Government guarantee that they will implement the regulations by the Summer Recess? These sections could then be enforceable for taxis that are already licensed to carry wheelchair users.
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My Lords, this Bill has caused me to look at my own life and how other people perceive my life. I do not often discuss my condition because it is obvious and I do not want to be defined by it. Today I feel that I must talk about it—osteogenesis imperfecta. In plain English, this means that my bones were imperfect from the beginning. The consequence is that I have very brittle bones. I...
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