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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2018-06-27more like thismore than 2018-06-27
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Railways: Visual Impairment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that non-electronic copies of train timetables are available for people who have visual impairments or who cannot easily access timetables online. more like this
tabling member constituency Huddersfield remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr Barry Sheerman more like this
uin 158165 remove filter
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-07-06more like thismore than 2018-07-06
answer text <p>This Government is determined to ensure that disabled people have the same access to transport as everyone else, and that they are able to travel easily and with confidence.</p><p> </p><p>Stations must display relevant information on information displays. In addition, through their Franchise Agreements train companies are required to make timetable information available and free of charge in booklets or similar format at staffed stations.</p><p> </p><p>Disabled People’s Protection Policies, required as a condition of a train operator’s licence, require train companies to demonstrate that the varied needs of different disabled passengers are taken into account when considering how information is communicated. All information about train services on display at stations must be made available through appropriate telephone help lines and staffed information points.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wealden more like this
answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-07-06T11:11:24.3Zmore like thismore than 2018-07-06T11:11:24.3Z
answering member
4460
label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani more like this
tabling member
411
label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman more like this