HC Deb 15 June 1998 vol 314 c58W
Mr. Levitt

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what measures he plans to take to encourage technical improvements to ease the difficulties faced by disabled drivers. [46089]

Ms Glenda Jackson

The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, through its Mobility Advice and Vehicle Information Service (MAVIS), works closely with vehicle manufacturers and adaptation specialists to promote improvements both in vehicle design and in the range and quality of adaptations available to enable disabled drivers to get in and out of vehicles and to control them safely.