Disabled Access: Standards Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Disabled Access: Standards

Lord Tebbit Excerpts
Wednesday 28th February 2018

(6 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Sugg Portrait Baroness Sugg
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I am afraid that I have seen no direct evidence of that. We are consulting on blue badge eligibility, including looking at whether they can be used for people with hidden disabilities. That consultation ends next month. I am sure that it will also look at the misuse of those badges and what we can do to address that.

Lord Tebbit Portrait Lord Tebbit (Con)
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My Lords, when my noble friend is looking at these matters, will she also look into the problems faced by people with assistance dogs who are frequently refused access to premises? That applies particularly to those with hearing dogs, for example, and is a particular problem where the premises are owned or controlled by people who have a cultural dislike of dogs.

Baroness Sugg Portrait Baroness Sugg
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My Lords, we are working closely with all parts of the travel sector to ensure that there is accessibility for assistance dogs across trains and taxis. But I will certainly look into the accessibility of buildings.