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Airports: Disability

Asked by Robin SwannUlster Unionist PartyDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 5 November 2024UIN 12186

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a breakdown of funding for passengers with reduced mobility services at United Kingdom airports provided by her Department.

Answered by Mike Kane

Under the UK law, the managing body of the airport is responsible for ensuring the provision of free assistance, for disabled or less mobile passengers. The UK aviation sector operates in a private market, therefore the sector is responsible for funding the provision of assistance.

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