Question follow-through · 12186

Airports: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a breakdown of funding for passengers with reduced mobility services at United Kingdom airports provided by her Department.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
31 Oct 2024
Target answer date
5 Nov 2024
Answer
5 Nov 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a breakdown of funding for passengers with reduced mobility services at United Kingdom airports provided by her Department.

  2. 5 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Under the UK law, the managing body of the airport is responsible for ensuring the provision of free assistance, for disabled or less mobile passengers. The UK aviation sector operates in a private market, therefore the sector is responsible for funding t...

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