Transport: Schools
Commons · Question 128575 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000, what recent assessment she has made of the future viability of (a) parent funded school transport schemes and (b) spare seat schemes
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 23 Apr 2026
The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 (PSVAR) set minimum accessibility requirements for buses and coaches, designed to carry over twenty-two passengers and used on local or scheduled services. They support millions of disabled people...