Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representation his Department has received from representatives from the Department's Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee on the effect of Driver Only Operation trains on disabled passengers in the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

The Department has regular and ongoing discussions with DPTAC on a wide range of issues, including staffing on rail, in their role as the Government’s statutory advisor on issues relating to transport provision for disabled people.