Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's timescale is for requiring audio-visual announcements to be available on all bus services.

We want disabled people to travel independently and with confidence. Accessible onboard information identifying the route and upcoming stops can help all passengers to use buses and we encourage operators to invest in suitable equipment on board their vehicles to enable this.

We consulted previously on proposals for increasing the provision of audible and visible information onboard local buses in Great Britain. We remain committed to this aim and will announce later in the year the steps we will take to achieve it.

In the meantime, we are supporting smaller operators to provide audible and visual information with £2 million of targeted funding.