Palace of Westminster (Access)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — House of Commons – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 11 Chwefror 1991.

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Photo of Jeremy Corbyn Jeremy Corbyn , Islington North 12:00, 11 Chwefror 1991

I am pleased that they will be studied before Easter. But why has it taken so long even to produce a report on the lack of access to this building for people with disabilities? It is a disgrace that this building, where the laws are set for the rest of the country, including laws on disabled access, does not provide access for the disabled. Will the right hon. Gentleman make it his personal priority to ensure that before the summer, when many tourists and others will visit the building, we have full disabled access to every floor of the House so that people in wheelchairs do not go through the humiliation of being brought in via the back stairs, so to speak, and taken up in the service lift to attend meetings on the upper floors? It is a disgrace and I hope that the Leader of the House will make sure that it is put right quickly.