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Business question from Andrew Selous (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 6 March 2008. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.
May I ask the Leader of the House for an urgent debate on the way in which rail franchises are granted, particularly in respect of disabled passengers? My constituent, Adrienne Staniford, used to be able to take her wheelchair on to Silverlink trains. Now, London Midland has told her that she is not allowed to take the same wheelchair on to identical rolling stock. The Government are telling us, quite properly, that we need to get more disabled people into work, so why should my constituent lose her job when the trains are the same and the wheelchair is identical? Why was this not spotted during the franchise process? Is this not a disgrace?
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
472 c1927;472 c1925 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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