PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
LET US IN CAMPAIGN (17 June 2018)

That this House notes the duty placed on businesses by the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable readjustments to remove barriers to disabled people; regrets that it is up to the individual to bring court action against business owners who are in breach of these provisions; recognises that such action is way beyond the realms of affordability for the many disabled people whose only source of income is social security payments; expresses great concern at the number of premises in the city of Edinburgh, as well as across the UK, which are not wheelchair accessible; further notes the findings of a survey of 130 business properties in western Edinburgh, undertaken by Shirley Todd, which found that 72 per cent were not wheelchair accessible; notes that transport providers in particular often make no provision for disabled passengers; congratulates Shirley Todd on her hard work on the Let Us In campaign and associated change.org petition; and calls on the Government to make local authorities responsible for pro-actively enforcing wheelchair access in their areas.

Sponsored by:
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat)