Key information
Petition presented by: Caroline Pidgeon
Date petition submitted: Thursday 3 September 2020
Petition presented at: London Assembly Plenary
Summary of petition
Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon MBE received and presented the following petition to the London Assembly, which agreed to forward the petition to the Deputy Mayor for Transport for a response:
“Disabled Passengers have wide ranging conditions, and many have been shielding for these but rely on public transport for work. Spaces will be limited, and many won't be able to stand at stops without seats for long waiting for public transport to arrive with capacity for them due to limited spaces from social distancing on board.
Face coverings on public transport became mandatory on the 15 June 2020 and removing these to explain a hidden disability puts them at greater risk.
This petition calls for face masks for Extremely Vulnerable registered Disabled Person's Freedom pass holders, who will have no choice but to use public transport to travel to work as soon as shielding ends, with the same information as the blue card printed on the mask.”
Response information
Response title: Deputy Mayor's response to petition
Name of person responding: Deputy Mayor for Transport
Response date: Tuesday 15 September 2020
Related documents
Deputy Mayor's response to petition