Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to engage with the disability community when developing transport policy.

Department for Transport (DfT) officials engage regularly with disabled people and disability groups throughout policy development.

Guidance is provided to the whole department on how stakeholder engagement can be an effective way of identifying potential impacts and opportunities to improve inclusion and help us to meet the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED). This includes engagement with the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC). Involving DPTAC from the earliest stages of policy development helps us to ensure our policies deliver for disabled people.