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Taxis: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds information on the number of local authorities that have offered (a) loans and (b) grants to encourage the purchase of wheelchair accessible taxis and private hire vehicles.

answeredSarah GreenDepartment for Transport

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 30 Aug 2024
Target answer date: 5 Sept 2024
Answer: 5 Sept 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

30 Aug 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds information on the number of local authorities that have offered (a) loans and (b) grants to encourage the purchase of wheelchair accessible taxis and private hire vehicles.
5 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Sept 2024
Answer published
Disabled people should be able to travel easily, confidently, and with dignity. I know that in some areas it can be difficult for wheelchair users to obtain a suitable wheelchair accessible taxi or PHV when they need one. Best practice guidance, published...

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