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Bus Services: Access

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 5 March 2026UIN 116790

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Prime Minister on the impact of floating bus stop designs on the ability of blind, disabled and older people to board and alight from buses independently.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Statutory guidance on the provision and design of floating bus stops was published on 26 January under section 31 of the Bus Services Act 2025, which was cleared across government in the usual way.

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