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1124151

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date	01/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that disabled people are able to access rail travel (a) in the absence of second safety critical member of staff and (b) at unstaffed stations.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	249924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Inclusive Transport Strategy, which was published in July 2018, sets out the action the Department is taking to improve access to transport for disabled people, including to the rail network. This includes working with industry partners to improve the Passenger Assist scheme through which disabled passengers can book the assistance they need, and the provision of information about accessibility to enable better journey planning.</p><p> </p><p>All operators are required as a licence condition to have a Disabled People’s Protection Policy in place, which sets out how disabled people can seek assistance on board and at stations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/05/2019 16:21:24 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1124152

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on disabled passenger access to the rail network of (a) driver-only operations and (b) unstaffed stations.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	249925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>With growing passenger numbers, the Department has been clear that it wants to see more customer-facing staff on the railways, not fewer. For example, there are now more on-train staff on Southern and South Western Railways and their modernisation plans will mean more staff to assist passengers on trains. Regarding off-train staff, the number of staff employed at stations in Hampshire has increased by nearly 10% since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, train and station operators are required as a condition of their licence to take part in the Passenger Assist scheme through which disabled passengers can book the assistance they need.</p><p> </p><p>We believe that train operators themselves are best placed to determine how staff are deployed to best meet the needs of their passengers.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 249928 question first answered 08/05/2019 16:10:58 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1124154

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations his Department has received from (a) organisations representing disabled people and (b) disabled people on the accessibility of the rail network.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	249927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to ensuring that disabled people have equal access to the rail network. As such, officials and Ministers regularly engage with disabled people and organisations representing disabled people to discuss making the railways more accessible.</p><p> </p><p>This includes, for example, the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee, who are statutory independent advisors to the Government; extensive engagement with disabled people and disability organisations in the development and delivery of the Inclusive Transport Strategy; and the Inclusive Transport Stakeholder Group, which brings together the expertise of representative bodies to act as a sounding board for the Department on inclusive travel policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/05/2019 16:17:29 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1124155

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on disabled people's access to the rail network of (a) ensuring that trains are run with a second member of staff and (b) increasing the number of stations that are staffed on a full-time basis.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	249928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>With growing passenger numbers, the Department has been clear that it wants to see more customer-facing staff on the railways, not fewer. For example, there are now more on-train staff on Southern and South Western Railways and their modernisation plans will mean more staff to assist passengers on trains. Regarding off-train staff, the number of staff employed at stations in Hampshire has increased by nearly 10% since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, train and station operators are required as a condition of their licence to take part in the Passenger Assist scheme through which disabled passengers can book the assistance they need.</p><p> </p><p>We believe that train operators themselves are best placed to determine how staff are deployed to best meet the needs of their passengers.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 249925 question first answered 08/05/2019 16:10:58 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1077702

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Guide Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government will publish a timeframe for the introduction of legislation to address discrimination against guide dog owners using taxis.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	226194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>It is already illegal for a taxi or private hire driver to refuse carriage to a passenger on the grounds that they are accompanied by an assistance dog. Responsibility for ensuring that drivers understand their legal duties, and for taking action against those alleged to have acted discriminatorily, rests with local licensing authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 05/03/2019 13:16:13 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle