Question follow-through · 81695

Railway Stations: Access

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.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
13 Oct 2025
Target answer date
15 Oct 2025
Answer
20 Oct 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 15 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    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 d...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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