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511463

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	date	12/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of Govia Thameslink's ability to safely transport disabled passengers; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
	uin	33580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>We expect Govia Thameslink Railway to demonstrate its ability to carry all passengers safely through its safety management system. The Office of Rail and Road issues safety certificates for passenger operators in its capacity as safety regulator and carries out any enforcement necessary for safety issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/04/2016 14:57:50 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries

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	registered interest
	date	12/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Thameslink Line
	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 make travel on the Thameslink line more accessible for disabled passengers.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Nadine Dorries
	uin	33581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>On the Thameslink route, the new Thameslink trains currently being manufactured will enter service later this year. The full fleet will be in service by the end of 2018. The train specification was developed to meet the latest standards and is fully compliant with accessibility standards for heavy rail (the Persons of Reduced Mobility Technical Specification for Interoperability – PRM-TSI).</p><p> </p><p>To aid boarding and alighting, the Thameslink Programme is providing dedicated ramps at stations and on board the trains, in addition to raised platform areas at busy central London stations that will step free from street level to the new trains. The boarding positions will be clearly indicated for disabled users.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/04/2016 15:02:33 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries