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Railway Stations: Access

Asked by Mr Paul KohlerLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 81695

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with train operators on the adequacy of criteria used to determine the provision of step-free access upgrades at train stations.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The criteria used to select existing projects for delivery under the Access for All were determined by the previous government.

The transition to Great British Railways will remove artificial industry separations and result in the integrated planning and delivery of programmes such as Access for All.

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