Question follow-through · 10939

Taxis: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will set a national minimum standard for disability equality training for taxi and private hire vehicles.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
23 Oct 2024
Target answer date
30 Oct 2024
Answer
30 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will set a national minimum standard for disability equality training for taxi and private hire vehicles.

  2. 30 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Government keeps all policies under review and is aware that disabled people continue to report facing inadequate or discriminatory treatment when using taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs). We recognise the need for quality disability awareness tr...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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