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Railway Stations: Access

Asked by Siân BerryGreen PartyDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 7276

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to improve (a) step-free and (b) disabled access at railway stations; whether the Access for All funding scheme will continue; and what her planned timeline is to tackle access issu

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 recognises the social and economic benefits this brings to communities.

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