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date	24/04/2019
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, with reference to his Department's consultation, Bus Services Act 2017: accessible information, which closed on 16 September 2019, when his Department plans to publish (a) a summary of consultation responses, (b) draft guidance for bus operators, (c) his Department’s response to that consultation and (d) draft regulations introducing the accessible information requirement.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	246994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 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 report on its findings, and to announce our next steps regarding the making of Regulations and publication of guidance later in the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 02/05/2019 14:37:50 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1122771

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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 representations his Department has received from bus operators on the Accessible Information Requirement for buses.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	246995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>In Summer 2018 the Government consulted on proposals to require the provision of audible and visible information onboard local bus services in Great Britain. Over three hundred responses were received from a diverse range of stakeholders, including representatives of large and small bus and coach operators.</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.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 02/05/2019 14:28:18 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

528952

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
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 policy is on the relative priorities given to wheelchair users and passengers with pushchairs using dedicated access spaces on buses.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	41328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>It would be inappropriate of me to comment on this particular issue while the Supreme Court considers the FirstGroup vs Paulley case. However, I am keen to hear of the experiences of disabled passengers, as well as passengers with pushchairs, to inform the development of future policy on this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 01/07/2016 12:21:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith