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1581283

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress his Department has made on installing audio-visual announcements in buses.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	133731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>There has been progress in increasing the number of vehicles on which audible and visible information is provided. Since 2016/17, the percentage of buses using an Audio-Visual information system to provide route, direction, next stop and diversion information to passengers has almost doubled, from 18% to 34% in 2020/21 across Great Britain. However, there is a large variation in usage by region.</p><p> </p><p>At present there is no legal requirement for operators to provide audible and visible information or to maintain volume levels at a particular level. However, we plan to require the provision of audible and visible information on local bus and coach services across Great Britain, and intend to introduce the Accessible Information Regulations shortly. The Regulations will incorporate requirements to ensure that audible information can be heard by passengers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 133733 question first answered 31/01/2023 14:35:49 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1581285

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department takes steps to ensure that audio-visual announcements on buses are available for those who require them and not turned down or off.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	133733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>There has been progress in increasing the number of vehicles on which audible and visible information is provided. Since 2016/17, the percentage of buses using an Audio-Visual information system to provide route, direction, next stop and diversion information to passengers has almost doubled, from 18% to 34% in 2020/21 across Great Britain. However, there is a large variation in usage by region.</p><p> </p><p>At present there is no legal requirement for operators to provide audible and visible information or to maintain volume levels at a particular level. However, we plan to require the provision of audible and visible information on local bus and coach services across Great Britain, and intend to introduce the Accessible Information Regulations shortly. The Regulations will incorporate requirements to ensure that audible information can be heard by passengers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 133731 question first answered 31/01/2023 14:35:49 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1143195

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish guidance on disability equality training for bus drivers.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	284617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to publishing best practice guidance on the provision of high quality disability awareness training for bus and coach drivers, to support operators to ensure that every driver has the knowledge and skills to assist disabled passengers.</p><p> </p><p>We will publish the guidance later in the year and will work with the bus and coach industry to encourage its adoption.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 09/09/2019 12:27:45 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1567751

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the number of new buses registered since 2017 that did not have (a) next stop, (b) final destination and (c) audio-visual announcements installed.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
	uin	125496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>Since 2018, the Department has allocated £3.55m to the Real Time Information Group to support smaller operators with the provision of audible and visible information on local bus and coach services across England, Scotland and Wales. Accessibility policy is devolved in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 125497 question first answered 24/01/2023 09:38:09 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1567753

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department allocated to installing audio-visual equipment on buses in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
	uin	125497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>Since 2018, the Department has allocated £3.55m to the Real Time Information Group to support smaller operators with the provision of audible and visible information on local bus and coach services across England, Scotland and Wales. Accessibility policy is devolved in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 125496 question first answered 24/01/2023 09:38:09 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1130136

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress his Department has made on the installation of audio visual equipment in buses.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	260543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of accessible on-board information in helping bus passengers to travel with confidence, and in Summer 2018 published a public consultation on proposals to require its provision on local bus services throughout Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to analyse responses to the consultation and expect to announce our next steps regarding the making of Regulations and publication of guidance later in the year. In the meantime, we welcome operators’ efforts to provide accessible information onboard their services ahead of the Regulations being made.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/06/2019 10:33:22 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1149936

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress his Department has made on the installation of audio-visual equipment in buses.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of accessible on-board information in helping bus passengers to travel with confidence, and in Summer 2018 published a public consultation on proposals to require its provision on local bus services throughout Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to analyse responses to the consultation and expect to announce our next steps regarding the making of Regulations and publication of guidance later in the year. This follows the Government’s commitment, set out in the Inclusive Transport Strategy, to invest £2 million towards ensuring that audio visual equipment is installed on buses.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 21/10/2019 16:14:43 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1142755

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the best practice guidance on disability awareness training for bus drivers.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	284341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to publishing best practice guidance on the provision of high quality disability awareness training for bus and coach drivers, to support operators to ensure that every driver has the knowledge and skills to assist disabled passengers.</p><p> </p><p>We will publish the guidance later in the year and will work with the bus and coach industry to encourage its adoption.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 09/09/2019 12:13:28 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1567504

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward regulations under the Bus Services Act 2017 to require bus operators to provide (a) audible and (b) visual information on all bus services on the (i) next stop and (ii) final destination of that service.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	125278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>I want to ensure that disabled people have the confidence to travel by bus and recognise that audible and visual information supports that. I remain committed to making Accessible Information Regulations, so that passengers can begin benefitting from audible and visible route and stop information as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 20/01/2023 12:33:57 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1170641

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the statutory minimum number of seats for disabled people required on public bus transport.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	3289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 (PSVAR) require vehicles subject to them to incorporate at least four priority seats for disabled passengers, as well as a designated wheelchair space. Such facilities are now provided on 98% of buses across Great Britain, and are helping to make journeys easier for millions of people.</p><p> </p><p>However, we know that the needs of disabled people and the nature of public transport evolves over time. The previous Government committed in its Inclusive Transport Strategy to review the efficacy of PSVAR. Its timing is driven by the need to reflect on the effectiveness of the Regulations in facilitating access to coaches, the last of which only became subject to the Regulations on the 1<sup>st</sup> January 2020, and to be informed by a planned cross-modal review of the reference wheelchair standard, which is yet to begin. Amongst other issues it will consider the extent to which existing requirements on the provision of priority seating and wheelchair spaces are sufficient to meet current and future demand.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/01/2020 14:42:43 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone