Toilet Facilities: People with Disabilities

Debate between Jonathan Reynolds and Alison Thewliss

Tuesday 17th January 2017 Commons Chamber

[Jonathan Reynolds]

I absolutely agree. This is a fantastic scheme, but as the hon. Lady says, in those 10 years we have secured fewer than 1,000—just 914—registered Changing Places toilets in the UK. I echo the calls of campaigners to make this 1,000 before the end of this year.

[Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central) (SNP)]

I thank the hon. Gentleman for being so generous with his time. He mentioned the Trafford Centre and new buildings. Does he agree that there might be a place for new buildings to have this as part of the building regulations, so that developments over a certain size would have to have a facility such as a Changing Places toilet?

[Jonathan Reynolds]

I would love to see that. We could then start to guarantee that there would be substantial increases year on year.