Equality Act 2010: Wheelchair Users Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Equality Act 2010: Wheelchair Users

Lord Low of Dalston Excerpts
Tuesday 17th March 2015

(9 years, 2 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Kramer Portrait Baroness Kramer
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The Government are still working on their response to the extensive report from the Law Commission and that is one of the recommendations that must be addressed in the reply. I remind the House that there will be post-legislative scrutiny in the next Session of the disability provisions in the Equality Act. There are several ways of tackling these problems.

Lord Low of Dalston Portrait Lord Low of Dalston (CB)
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My Lords, did the Minister’s instructions to her officials and the ensuing discussions cover the carriage of disabled people using assistance dogs?

Baroness Kramer Portrait Baroness Kramer
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My Lords, we have commenced the relevant sections 168 to 171 of the Equality Act, which cover assistance guide dogs.