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Brinnington Station and Heaton Chapel Station: Access

Asked by Navendu MishraLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 9 September 2024UIN 3159

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to provide funding for step-free access at (a) Brinnington Station and (b) Heaton Chapel Station.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

We are carefully considering the best approach to the Access for All programme. This Government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognise the social and economic benefits this brings to communities.

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