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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 16 September 2026

Debate

Railways Bill

Contribution

The total historic funding for AfA is £873 million, which sounds like a lot of money but, when you break it down into individual stations, it is a relatively small amount. Part of this amendment is also about collecting better data to be able to plan ahead. The previous Government estimated that it will be 100 years before we have a full step-free train network in this country. Unless we chunk it off, we are never even going to hit that 100-year deadline.

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