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1537356

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of recent trends in the level of staffing at train stations on provision for disabled passengers.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	74980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Disabilities shouldn’t stop people using our railways. Rail staff will always provide face-to-face service for passengers who need additional support. We are committed to transforming accessibility across the UK rail network, moving staff out of underused ticket offices and into the station where they can provide help where it is most needed. We are also undertaking a full accessibility audit across 2,564 stations across Great Britain to help shape future investment in accessible rail travel.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/11/2022 09:34:17 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1343745

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase disability access at train stations in (a) Morley and Outwood constituency and (b) West Yorkshire.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	27243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>Several stations across Yorkshire were selected for the <em>Access for All</em> Main Tier programme, including Menston, Todmorden and Garforth stations. Works are due to be completed at these stations by 2024 at the latest.</p><p>We will shortly be commissioning accessibility audits of all mainline stations that will allow us to prioritise future investment in station accessibility.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 12/07/2021 10:55:11 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1343746

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve the safety of train stations for people with disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	27244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>The Department is committed to improving safety across the rail network. The Department expects the industry to meet current accessibility requirements whenever it installs, renews or replaces station infrastructure. Failure to do so can lead to enforcement action by the Office of Rail and Roads.</p><p> </p><p>As well as the programme of accessibility improvements underway, we shall be bidding for further rounds of funding for <em>Access for All</em> schemes in the forthcoming Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 08/07/2021 14:52:27 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1108659

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has recently (a) sought and (b) received representations on the effect on disabled passengers of de-staffing railway stations.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	239246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>With growing passenger numbers, the Department wants to see more not fewer staff on the railway. Train operating company employees have increased by 20% from 49,000 to 59,000 between 2010-11 and 2017-18.</p><p>We believe that train operators themselves are best placed to determine how staff are deployed to best to meet the needs of their passengers. We regularly engage with a range of stakeholders such as the Rail Delivery Group who is the custodian of the Passenger Assist reservation scheme to discuss issues that will make the rail network more accessible.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 09/04/2019 12:57:46 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1676643

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure train stations are wheelchair accessible.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Anna Firth
	uin	6055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>As part of the Prime Minister’s Network North announcement in October, the Government confirmed £350m will be made available to improve the accessibility of Britain’s train stations. We are assessing over 300 nominations for funding from April 2024 as part of the Access for All programme. At stations awarded funding we will deliver an obstacle free, accessible route from the station entrance to platforms. Successful nominations will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/12/2023 14:02:19 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

755167

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport on 29 April 2014 (HCWS47), whether they will publish the agreed deadlines for the completion of disability access improvements as part of the Access for All scheme at each of the 42 railway stations mentioned in that statement.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL1175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>We remain committed to delivering the Access for All programme in full and details of all the stations selected since 2006 are available on the Network Rail website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.networkrail.co.uk%2Fcommunities%2Fpassengers%2Fstation-improvements%2Faccess-for-all%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CQWA.HoL.Gatekeeper%40parliament.uk%7Cfb82072185c047b6d40208d4d2782845%7C1ce6dd9eb3374088be5e8dbbec04b34a%7C0%7C0%7C636364860910138357&amp;sdata=GwJfyeyWKasXEaPuGti1%2F%2FC6Q6MVrCskoV1yxjKO%2FUE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/passengers/station-improvements/access-for-all/</a></p><p> </p><p>This includes the current planned completion timescales for the stations in construction or development.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 27/07/2017 09:14:51 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1352381

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to allocate additional funding to improve disability access at (a) Moulsecoomb, (b) Preston Park Road and (c) other railway stations that did not receive funding under the last round of Access for All programme funding; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	41794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>We are in the process of setting the funding envelopes for the next rail control period (2024-29). When further funding is available, any station without an accessible route into the station and to all platforms will be a potential candidate.</p><p> </p><p>Further measures to improve rail accessibility were included in the recent rail reform White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 10/09/2021 13:13:27 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1538609

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the number of railway stations in England that do not have disabled access to (a) public lavatories and (b) all platforms.
	tabling member constituency	Tamworth
	tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
	uin	77413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The 2021 Plan for Rail committed to a comprehensive accessibility audit of all stations in Great Britain which will include disabled access to lavatories and all platforms. Over 85% of stations have now been audited and we expect to finish this work by Spring 2023.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 08/11/2022 10:00:12 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

1336603

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve access at railway stations for disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	16080
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>In addition to the measures set out in the recent rail reform White Paper, I will be bidding for further rounds of funding for Access for All schemes in the forthcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>Mill Hill Broadway is currently in development with work due to complete by 2024 at the latest.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 16084 question first answered 23/06/2021 16:29:44 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

348746

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve access for disabled people at National Rail stations.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
	uin	1300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>By the end of this year the Access for All programme, launched in 2006, will have provided step free routes to more than 150 stations and smaller scale improvements at over 1,100. A further £160m has been allocated to extend the programme until 2019 and the 68 stations to benefit from this were announced last year.</p><p> </p><p>This is in addition to access improvements delivered by other major projects or the industry itself, which must meet UK and EU standards for accessibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 10/06/2015 14:11:32 question first ministerially corrected 10/06/2015 14:43:40 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 3604 answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan