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Bus Services: Visual Impairment

Asked by Tom HayesLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 12 January 2026UIN 102250

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department recognises the challenges of visually-impaired people in using bus stop bypasses; and whether she is developing safe, accessible designs for these bus stops.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Department wrote to local authorities in November 2025 and instructed them to pause implementation of certain designs of floating bus stops, including schemes which are at the design stage. Guidance will be published shortly.

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