Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department collects data on the wheelchair accessibility of (a) shops, (b) pubs, (c) cafes, (d) restaurants and (e) other public facing businesses.

In offering services, shops, pubs, cafés, restaurants or other public facing business have a duty to anticipate making reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 and disabled people are supported to complain to a business owner, where they face physical barriers. The Government Equalities Office is responsible for the Equality Act.

Building control bodies check for compliance with regulatory requirements including accessibility at the point a building is built.