Disability: Public Lavatories
Commons · Question 94026 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a requirement to ensure all venues have (a) toilets accessible to wheelchair users and (b) clear information that there are no accessible toilets
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 1 Dec 2025
Under the Equality Act 2010, businesses that provide goods and services to the public are required not to discriminate against disabled people. The Act also places an anticipatory duty on service providers to make reasonable adjustments to improve access ...