A question on #Taxis #Wheelchairs tabled by Cameron Thomas on 09-06-2025 has been answered by Simon Lightwood.

Heading: Taxis: Wheelchairs
Question ID: 1810872
UIN: 58522
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-09
Asking Member ID: 5354
Asking Member display name: Cameron Thomas
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Cameron Thomas
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of wheelchair accessible taxis in (a) rural areas and (b) Gloucestershire.
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Date answered: 2025-06-16
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4943
Answering Member display name: Simon Lightwood
Answering Member handle: simonlightwood
Answering Member Twitter reference: @simonlightwood
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Answer text: Disabled people should be able to travel easily, confidently, and with dignity and the Government understands the importance of accessible taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) in supporting them to live independent lives. The Department collects and pub...
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Answering body ID: 27
Answering body name: Department for Transport
Tweeted: true