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Roads: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the powers of councils to improve street accessibility.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
14 Jul 2025
Target answer date
16 Jul 2025
Answer
21 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the powers of councils to improve street accessibility.

  2. 16 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Local authorities are bound by the Public Sector Equality Duty and it is for them to ensure any schemes they take forward are delivered in a way that allows them to comply with this duty. The Department provides guidance in Inclusive Mobility on designing...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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