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1455928

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
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 progress his Department has made on the provision of audio and visual equipment on all buses.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	150221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2022 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 amended the Equality Act 2010 to include powers to require the provision of audible and visible information onboard local services in Great Britain. In the 2021 National Bus Strategy, we affirmed our commitment to mandating such provision, and we intend to lay Regulations later this year. In the meantime, we welcome the efforts of operators introducing audible and visible information in anticipation of the new requirement, with 49% of local buses now incorporating it.</p><p>To support small operators to comply with the Regulations, the government has allocated £3.5 million to the Real Time Information Group (RTIG) to distribute to those operators that most need it.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 20/04/2022 10:02:23 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1418208

registered interest
date	31/01/2022
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 (a) publish the response to the 2018 consultation on the requirement for audio visual announcements to be mandatory on buses and (b) publish and lay the associated regulations; and what his planned timetable is for those regulations coming into force.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	114799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>The government remains committed to ensuring that disabled passengers using local bus services in Great Britain have the information they need to travel safely and with confidence, to know both where they are and where they are going, and to remove any fear that a journey will take them anywhere other than the place they want to go.</p><p>We plan to publish the response to the accessible information consultation and lay the Accessible Information Regulations later this year. Subject to Parliamentary approval, these Regulations would commence in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 08/02/2022 17:29:46 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1384640

registered interest
date	03/12/2021
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 discussions he has had with bus service operators regarding the wheelchair accessibility of fleet vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	86619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>Ministers engage regularly with bus industry representatives on a range of issues. Currently, 99% of local buses<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> comply with the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 (PSVAR), which require the provision of a wheelchair space and ramp or lift.</p><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> Source: Annual Bus Statistics 2019, referenced in the National Disability Strategy</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 13/12/2021 13:21:15 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1359104

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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 plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals for the introduction of audio visual access to buses to improve bus services following the Bus Services Act 2017.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	56141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government collects annual survey data from a sample of bus operators and based on this data, we estimate that 39% of the local bus fleet in Great Britain provided audio-visual information in 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials have regular discussions with bus operators and their representatives on a range of issues, including the impact of new regulations on existing accessible information provision.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in the National Bus Strategy for England, subject to final analysis, we will make Accessible Information Regulations by Summer 2022, ensuring passengers can board any bus with confidence and that they will know when to alight when their destination is reached.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also pledged to provide £3.5 million of funding to support smaller bus operators to provide accessible information onboard their services, ensuring passengers benefit from it as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 57155 57156 57157 question first answered 25/10/2021 16:47:38 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1360124

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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 many (a) bus companies have introduced audio visual equipment on their buses and (b) buses out of the total fleet have introduced audio visual equipment in each company.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	57155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government collects annual survey data from a sample of bus operators and based on this data, we estimate that 39% of the local bus fleet in Great Britain provided audio-visual information in 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials have regular discussions with bus operators and their representatives on a range of issues, including the impact of new regulations on existing accessible information provision.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in the National Bus Strategy for England, subject to final analysis, we will make Accessible Information Regulations by Summer 2022, ensuring passengers can board any bus with confidence and that they will know when to alight when their destination is reached.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also pledged to provide £3.5 million of funding to support smaller bus operators to provide accessible information onboard their services, ensuring passengers benefit from it as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 56141 57156 57157 question first answered 25/10/2021 16:47:38 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1360125

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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 discussions he has had with bus companies on concerns regarding the fitting audio visual equipment on buses ahead of regulations being agreed.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	57156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government collects annual survey data from a sample of bus operators and based on this data, we estimate that 39% of the local bus fleet in Great Britain provided audio-visual information in 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials have regular discussions with bus operators and their representatives on a range of issues, including the impact of new regulations on existing accessible information provision.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in the National Bus Strategy for England, subject to final analysis, we will make Accessible Information Regulations by Summer 2022, ensuring passengers can board any bus with confidence and that they will know when to alight when their destination is reached.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also pledged to provide £3.5 million of funding to support smaller bus operators to provide accessible information onboard their services, ensuring passengers benefit from it as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 56141 57155 57157 question first answered 25/10/2021 16:47:38 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1360126

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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 provide funding to bus companies to assist with the costs of fitting audio and visual equipment on buses to assist with access requirements of sensory impaired passengers.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	57157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government collects annual survey data from a sample of bus operators and based on this data, we estimate that 39% of the local bus fleet in Great Britain provided audio-visual information in 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials have regular discussions with bus operators and their representatives on a range of issues, including the impact of new regulations on existing accessible information provision.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in the National Bus Strategy for England, subject to final analysis, we will make Accessible Information Regulations by Summer 2022, ensuring passengers can board any bus with confidence and that they will know when to alight when their destination is reached.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also pledged to provide £3.5 million of funding to support smaller bus operators to provide accessible information onboard their services, ensuring passengers benefit from it as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 56141 57155 57156 question first answered 25/10/2021 16:47:38 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1286929

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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 his Department's timescale is for requiring audio-visual announcements to be available on all bus services.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	154664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>We want disabled people to travel independently and with confidence. Accessible onboard information identifying the route and upcoming stops can help all passengers to use buses and we encourage operators to invest in suitable equipment on board their vehicles to enable this.</p><p> </p><p>We consulted previously on proposals for increasing the provision of audible and visible information onboard local buses in Great Britain. We remain committed to this aim and will announce later in the year the steps we will take to achieve it.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, we are supporting smaller operators to provide audible and visual information with £2 million of targeted funding.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 26/02/2021 12:45:00 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1285668

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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, with reference to the £2 million to provide audio and visual equipment for buses, announced on 29 October 2019, how much of that funding has been distributed to operators to date.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	152673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2021 answer text <p>Accessible information plays an important role in making travel easier for everyone, but is particularly important for many disabled people. We want passengers to have access to audible and visible next stop information, regardless of the bus service they use.</p><p> </p><p>On 29 October 2019 we confirmed our partnership with the Real Time Information Group to manage a £2 million fund to provide audible and visible information on buses. Whilst COVID-19 has constrained our ability to launch the competition earlier as we sought to minimise the burdens placed on bus companies, it is our intention to make payments to operators in the 2021/22 financial year.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, we are encouraging operators to continue investing in accessible information when introducing new and upgraded vehicles, ensuring that all passengers can travel with confidence.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/02/2021 15:58:34 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1274844

registered interest
date	08/01/2021
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the eligibility of the disabled person's bus pass to cover peak services.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	134528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>Under the terms of The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme a holder of a concessionary bus pass is able to travel between 09.30am and 11.00pm on weekdays and all day at weekends and on Bank Holidays.</p><p> </p><p>This area is kept under review. The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme costs around £1 billion annually so any changes, such as extending the concession to include morning peak time travel, would need to be carefully considered for their impact on the scheme’s financial sustainability.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities in England have the power to offer additional local concessions, such as extending the hours of the concession, and three quarters of authorities already do so.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 13/01/2021 14:54:46 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield