Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 8 March 2017 to Question 67195, on public transport: disability, when his Department plans to publish the draft Accessibility Action Plan.

The draft Accessibility Action Plan was published for consultation on Thursday 24 August, and will be open for comment until Wednesday 15 November 2017. It is available in alternative formats at https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-transport-accessibility-action-plan

The draft Plan sets out the Government’s proposed strategy to address the gaps in existing provision of transport services which serve as a barrier to people with disabilities.

We expect to publish a final Accessibility Action Plan in 2018, following consideration and analysis of the consultation responses.