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884959

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date	16/04/2018
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 and what proportion of bus drivers have undertaken disability awareness training.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	135947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>Effective disability awareness and equality training can play an important role in giving transport staff the knowledge, skills and confidence to support disabled passengers. We have already worked with disabled people and the bus industry to develop best practice guidance to support the implementation of mandatory disability awareness training, and are now developing a monitoring and enforcement framework to ensure that the new requirements result in drivers better able to respond to passenger needs. We will also ask operators about their plans in this year’s Annual Bus Statistics survey, and plan to publish the results, subject to quality considerations. Responding appropriately to the needs of disabled passengers should be an integral element of strong customer service, and I encourage all operators to ensure that their staff understand the rights and requirements of disabled people, and how to help them have a safe and comfortable journey.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 135948 135949 question first answered 24/04/2018 14:34:13 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

884960

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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 his Department plans to take to ensure compliance with EU regulation 181/2011 by which disability awareness training for bus drivers has been a legal requirement since March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	135948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>Effective disability awareness and equality training can play an important role in giving transport staff the knowledge, skills and confidence to support disabled passengers. We have already worked with disabled people and the bus industry to develop best practice guidance to support the implementation of mandatory disability awareness training, and are now developing a monitoring and enforcement framework to ensure that the new requirements result in drivers better able to respond to passenger needs. We will also ask operators about their plans in this year’s Annual Bus Statistics survey, and plan to publish the results, subject to quality considerations. Responding appropriately to the needs of disabled passengers should be an integral element of strong customer service, and I encourage all operators to ensure that their staff understand the rights and requirements of disabled people, and how to help them have a safe and comfortable journey.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 135947 135949 question first answered 24/04/2018 14:34:13 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

884961

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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 make it his policy to report annually on the proportion of bus drivers that have undertaken disability awareness training.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	135949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>Effective disability awareness and equality training can play an important role in giving transport staff the knowledge, skills and confidence to support disabled passengers. We have already worked with disabled people and the bus industry to develop best practice guidance to support the implementation of mandatory disability awareness training, and are now developing a monitoring and enforcement framework to ensure that the new requirements result in drivers better able to respond to passenger needs. We will also ask operators about their plans in this year’s Annual Bus Statistics survey, and plan to publish the results, subject to quality considerations. Responding appropriately to the needs of disabled passengers should be an integral element of strong customer service, and I encourage all operators to ensure that their staff understand the rights and requirements of disabled people, and how to help them have a safe and comfortable journey.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 135947 135948 question first answered 24/04/2018 14:34:13 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

884962

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Regional Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to allocate additional resources for the expansion of surface access to regional airports, including (a) Stansted and (b) Luton.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	135950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>Airports should pay the costs of upgrading or enhancing surface access links where there is a need to cope with additional passengers. Where the scheme has wider range of beneficiaries, the Government will consider the need for additional public funding on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has set out that in developing a new Aviation Strategy, it will review how road and rail links to airports are planned.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2018 12:59:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

884963

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Regional Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the effectiveness of the use of airport capacity at regional airports.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	135951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s airports are either owned and operated by commercial private sector companies, or are public/private partnerships which operate commercially. It is for airports’ owners and operators to make the business decisions to invest in strategies to develop their capacity. Airports that wish to invest in new infrastructure will need to submit applications to the relevant planning authority for consideration.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also developing a new, long-term Aviation Strategy to 2050 and beyond which aims to achieve a safe, secure and sustainable aviation sector that meets the needs of consumers and of a global, outward-looking Britain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/04/2018 13:05:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

884964

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Concessions
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 a national concessionary bus fare structure for 16-18 year olds.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	135952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of accessible and affordable transport to all young people.</p><p> </p><p>Concessionary fares for young people are already available in 86% of authorities in England outside of London as a result of a decision by a Travel Concession Authority or a bus operator.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/04/2018 14:39:13 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner