On Wednesday a written question focusing on Audio Visual for Buses from the Labour Rachael Maskell was responded by the Government. Rachael is the MP for York Central and the Government Minister who responded was Richard Holden who is the Department for Transport. The question and answer can be obtained from here and they are as follows.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of providing audio visual notifications on buses on disabled people.

In 2018 we launched the Accessible Information consultation to understand the impact of proposals for mandating the provision of route and destination announcements onboard local bus services in Great Britain. In the 2021 National Bus Strategy the Department committed to introducing Accessible Information Regulations, and we are currently finalising our response to the consultation, ahead of making the Regulations later this year.

The following day Rachael asked another question and Richard responded that is here

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require the use of audio-visual equipment on buses.

We plan to require the provision of audible and visible information on local bus and coach services across Great Britain, and will introduce the Accessible Information Regulations shortly.

Then again on Friday a question on the same theme that was set out by Chloe Smith who is the Conservative MP for Norwich North and she is also the Conservative Assistant Whip. Her request was answered by Richard

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to support the installation of audio-visual real time information on buses for visually-impaired and hard-of-hearing passengers (a) nationally and (b) in Norfolk.

We plan to require the provision of audible and visible information on local bus and coach services across Great Britain, and will introduce the Accessible Information Regulations shortly.

On the same day another Conservative MP raised a question on the same theme. It was Ben Everitt who is the MP for Milton Keynes North. The answer was submitted by Richard

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the number and proportion of buses outside Greater London that are fitted with the necessary equipment for audio-visual next stop and final destination announcements.

The percentage of buses, in England outside London, using the Audio Visual information system, to provide route/direction, next stop and diversion information to passengers was 15% in 2020/21.

It was very interesting to read these questions from 3 MPs and the answers from the Minister. I am involved in an Audio Visual Company based in Sussex which is called Ashdown Audio Visual and we would be delighted to work with Bus Companies across Sussex, Surrey and Kent if they would like to include this technology. Indeed we can offer a wide range of Audio Visual elements for people including for disabled locations.