Written questions

Airports: Neurodiversity

Commons · Question 83957 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Ian Byrne

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that UK airports provide autism-friendly (a) facilities and (b) support; and whether she plans to introduce national standards for accessibility provision for neuro

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 28 Oct 2025

Aviation must be accessible to all. To support this, the Department for Transport established the Aviation Accessibility Task and Finish Group, which published 19 recommendations on 16 July to improve aviation accessibility. Two of these focus on non-visi...