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887107

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Buildings: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to improve disabled access to public buildings through the tax system.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	136672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to combatting all types of discrimination in the workplace and wider society.</p><p> </p><p>Many public-sector bodies are exempt from corporation tax and can either reclaim VAT on their purchases or are funded to cover their VAT liabilities. Therefore, they could not be incentivised through tax reliefs to invest further in accessibility to public buildings.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality Act 2010 requires all companies and organisations to make reasonable adjustments to remove the barriers faced by the disabled to ensure they have access to the same services as someone who is not disabled.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 25/04/2018 12:53:26 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

62852

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Public Buildings: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what targets his Department has on access to public buildings by physically disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	201564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Equality Act 2010 requires service providers and employers to make reasonable adjustments to meet the needs of disabled people, which might include making buildings more accessible where it is reasonable to do so. Part M of the Building Regulations sets out requirements for access to, and use of, buildings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 26/06/2014 15:06:24 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1660736

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Public Buildings: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that facilities for people with disabilities in public buildings are kept in adequate condition.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	199544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>The Building Regulations 2010 apply to building work including new construction, extensions and material alterations. Part M of the Building Regulations sets requirements for access to and use of buildings, extensions and provision of sanitary conveniences. Building Regulations and the statutory guidance supporting them are reviewed and updated from time to time; and building work must be carried out so that it complies with the version of Building Regulations requirements in force.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 21/09/2023 14:01:05 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

890356

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Public Buildings: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities whether she plans to require Departments and local councils to publish the provisions that they have in place for disabled access to their buildings; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	137466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 requires service providers and employers, including public authorities, to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that disabled people are not put at a substantial disadvantage, including in questions of access. For service providers this is an anticipatory duty, which means that they should not wait until they are asked to make an adjustment. However, the duty does not require publication of information about any adjustments made or the general accessibility features of a building, such as those required by building regulations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government agrees that the public sector can play an important leadership role in providing accessibility information for building users, whether they are visitors or employees. However, the Government believes that such decisions are best made at a local level and has no plans to introduce a requirement for such information to be published.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/05/2018 16:02:48 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1136396

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Public Buildings: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to bring forward legislative proposals to require public buildings to provide changing facilities for people with a disability.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	272308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Government is currently consulting on how we can increase provision of Changing Places toilets in specific new, large buildings commonly used by the public and those undergoing major refurbishment, through a change to building regulations. Please see: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changing-places-toilets" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changing-places-toilets</a></p><p>The consultation includes an assessment of impacts of increasing provision of Changing Places toilets. The benefits of these facilities are societal, addressing a known need within our communities. Increasing provision will enable people with complex care needs to take part in everyday activities such as travel, shopping, family days out or attending a sporting event.</p><p>The Government has worked with the Changing Places campaign to increase the number of facilities and register them with the Changing Places Consortium. The Department, with contribution from the Devolved Administrations, provided £70,000 to develop an online map that helps carers and disabled people find Changing Places toilets.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 272920 272921 272922 question first answered 08/07/2019 14:26:21 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

819875

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Public Buildings: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the National Planning Policy Framework to stipulate that buildings with public access have changing places in disabled toilets.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	121947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework is supportive of good and inclusive design. This is important, given the government's commitment to building successful and attractive communities. The Framework defines inclusive design as ‘designing the built environment, including buildings and their surrounding spaces, to ensure that they can be accessed and used by everyone’.</p><p>Specific requirements relating to access to and use of new buildings, including buildings to which the public has access, are set out in Part M of Schedule 1 of the Building Regulations. Statutory guidance, which supports these requirements, set out in Approved Document M, Volume 2 – buildings other than dwellings, states that toilet accommodation needs to be suitable, not only for disabled people, but for all people who use the building.</p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has commissioned research into the effectiveness of the guidance which supports the Building Regulations’ requirements relating to access to and use of non-domestic buildings. We will be taking the research into account in considering whether any changes need to be made to the guidance on the provision of toilet facilities for people with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 23/01/2018 13:13:49 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

179201

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Buildings: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to ensure that sports centres, theatres and other public places are being adapted to provide for those people who are physically disabled but not necessarily in a wheelchair.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gould of Potternewton
uin	HL4938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 prohibits discrimination against disabled people in the provision of goods, facilities and services. Sport England has produced the ‘Accessible Sports Facilities’ guidance note to ensure that providers meet the needs of the widest range of people in the design, operation and maintenance of sports facilities.</p><p>The Arts Council has published guidance called 'Building Inclusion: Physical Access Guidance for the Arts' which covers access in relation to all aspects of arts buildings from arrival and circulation to toilets and signage for all users - staff, artists and the public.</p><p>The Arts Council's current capital programme has focused on repair, renewals and refurbishments including supporting applications that seek to improve physical access. Organisations in the Arts Council's 2015-18 portfolio will need to provide an Audience Development plan for access for deaf and disabled people as part of the Funding Agreement negotiations.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 23/02/2015 15:06:31 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3573 label Biography information for Baroness Gould of Potternewton