Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the training bus drivers receive on supporting the accessibility needs of people with disabilities.

Drivers of regular bus and coach services are already legally required to complete disability awareness training.

The Department for Transport publishes annual bus statistics which include an assessment of the proportion of on-board staff that have taken disability awareness training.  The most recent release (2021/22) estimated that 99% of on-board staff working for local bus operators had taken this training. We are aware that statistics indicate a low level of non-compliance with these requirements. We engage regularly with DVSA regarding their enforcement of accessibility requirements.