Question follow-through · 65950
Pedestrian Areas and Public Transport: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Sight Loss Council's report entitled MakeTransportAccessible - creating the perfect world for blind and partially sighted people, published on 1 November 2023, what steps her Department is
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 8 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 14 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Sight Loss Council's report entitled MakeTransportAccessible - creating the perfect world for blind and partially sighted people, published on 1 November 2023, what steps her Department is
10 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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14 Jul 2025
Answer published
The government is committed to improving public transport services so they are more inclusive and enable blind and partially sighted people to travel safely, confidently and with dignity. On 17 December, the government introduced the Bus Services (No.2) B...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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