Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to raise awareness of the hidden disabilities sunflower lanyard and badge scheme for use on the rail network.

The Government is committed to encouraging more disabled people to use the railway as their first choice of transport, and supports the Sunflower Lanyard and Card scheme to enable people with non-visible disabilities to discreetly make staff aware they may need extra help or time on their journey and to travel with confidence. Every operator across England, Scotland and Wales has signed up to the Sunflower scheme.

As travel restrictions begin to be eased, the rail industry will continue to deliver passenger assistance where needed and use products, like the Sunflower Card/Lanyard, to give confidence to those customers who wish to use them.