Oliver Dowden MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Radlett Station: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 9480 on Radlett Station: Access, if she will make it her policy to provide funding to improve accessibility at Radlett Station.
Answer: This government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognises the social and economic benefits this brings to communities. In May 2024, the previous government selected 50 stations for initial feasibility work for potential upg...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
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Railway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department’s timetable is for announcing the next steps of the Access for All programme.
Answer: Access for All (AfA) funds accessibility improvements to station infrastructure and to date has delivered over 260 additional step-free stations across Britain. We have funded Network Rail to undertake feasibility studies on 50 stations which could be upg...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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Railways: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the merits of removing Appendix B from the Persons with Reduced Mobility National Technical Specification Notice.
Answer: We recently published the Accessibility National Technical Specification Notice (NTSN), replacing the Persons with Reduced Mobility NTSN following an extensive review and public consultation facilitated by the Rail Safety and Standards Board. The Accessib...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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Radlett Station: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to improve accessibility at Radlett Station.
Answer: We are not yet able to comment on next steps regarding Access for All projects at specific stations including at Radlett station. However, please be assured that we are committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognise the social and e...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
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Railway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2024 to Question 2362 on Railway Stations: Access, what progress she has made on considering the best approach to the Access for All programme.
Answer: Further to my answer of 3 September 2024, we are not yet able to comment on next steps regarding Access for All. This Government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognises the social and economic benefits this brings to comm...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
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Railway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to allocate further funding through the Access for All programme.
Answer: 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.
Answered 3 Sept 2024
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Department of Health and Social Care	14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	5
Home Office	11
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	57
Ministry of Justice	1
Treasury	6

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