§ Mr. BurdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what is his timetable in respect of making regulation under section 40 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; and what criterion he will use to determine whether such regulations will be necessary; [5493]
(2) what public service vehicle accessibility regulations he has made under section 40 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; [5492]
(3) what assessment he has made of the extent to which he will need to make PSV accessibility regulations under section 40 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. [5491]
§ Mr. NorrisNo PSV accessibility regulations have yet been made.
Discussions between officials and representatives of the bus and coach industry on the detail and shape of regulations have begun. The timescale for introduction will be confirmed in the light of those discussions and when viable technical solutions to achieving accessibility are identified. We expect that it will be necessary to introduce separate regulations for the various technical types over different timescales.