Jamie Reed – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2015-10-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will improve access to pavements for wheelchair users.

Andrew Jones

The design and management of streets and pavements is the responsibility of local authorities. We expect local authorities to work towards high quality, attractive and inclusive streets that work for all people including wheelchairs users.

This Government is committed to promoting an inclusive transport system and there is a range of national guidance on street design issues in Department for Transport documents and elsewhere to assist local authorities considering the design of streets for wheelchair users. Best practice is set out in the Inclusive Mobility guidance which we plan to update next year https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/3695/inclusive-mobility.pdf.

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