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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-01more like thismore than 2018-11-01
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport remove filter
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Railway Stations: Access more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of railway stations have step-free access. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
uin 186946 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-06more like thismore than 2018-11-06
answer text <p>Around 20% of stations in the UK have step free access to and between every platform, which accounts for approximately 75% of journeys.</p><p>This compares with only 50% of journeys in 2005.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to continuing to invest in the accessibility of the railway and have made an additional £300m available for our Access for All programme during the next five year Control Period (2019-24).</p><p> </p><p>Information on the facilities available at railway stations is collected and held by the Rail Delivery Group, rather than the Department.</p><p> </p><p>Accessibility information about individual stations is published on the National Rail Enquiries website.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wealden more like this
answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-06T11:19:17.673Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-06T11:19:17.673Z
answering member
4460
label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani more like this
tabling member
308
label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham more like this