| Heading: |
Business: Visual Impairment |
| Question ID: |
1754651 |
| UIN: |
23370 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-13 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4511 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Dr Rupa Huq
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| Asking Member handle: |
rupahuq
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@rupahuq
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure that businesses comply with the Equality Act 2010 in granting access to disabled individuals accompanied by guide dogs. |
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true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-29 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4657 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Anneliese Dodds
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Anneliese Dodds
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| Answer text: |
The Equality Act 2010 is clear that disabled people should not be refused access to businesses or services because they have a guide dog. Any such refusals are likely to be unlawful. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published a range of guidan... |
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| Answering body ID: |
31 |
| Answering body name: |
Women and Equalities |
| Tweeted: |
true |