Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has investigated the potential for a national rollout of a tactile paving design to allow bus stops to be easily identified.

The Department recognises the importance of visually impaired people being able to identify bus stops confidently and consistently. The new powers in the Buses Bill allow the Secretary of State to provide guidance on a broad range of features in the bus station and stop environment which support passengers to make safe and accessible journeys.

The Department has no current plans for a national rollout of a tactile paving design for bus stops. The Department has already published guidance for local authorities on tactile paving design in Guidance on the Use of Tactile Paving Surfaces, which is available to view here:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/inclusive-mobility-using-tactile-paving-surfaces