§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will ensure that automatic train ticket machines have facilities for accepting railcards held by disabled people; and what progress his Department has made in pursuing this matter with the office of the Rail Regulator in relation to its code of practice. [4087]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonWe will be looking at this in the context of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. We will also ask the Rail Regulator to consider expanding the advice in his Code of Practice, which already includes design guidance on ticket machines, to address this point.