Question follow-through · 33262

Public Transport: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to encourage bus and train operators to reduce levels of disability hate crime on their services.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
24 Feb 2025
Target answer date
26 Feb 2025
Answer
27 Feb 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to encourage bus and train operators to reduce levels of disability hate crime on their services.

  2. 26 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The government believes that everyone should be able to make journeys on public transport services without fearing that they will become a victim of crime. It is especially concerning that people should experience disability hate crime whilst using buses ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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