Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 3159

Brinnington Station and Heaton Chapel Station: Access

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Navendu Mishra

LabourStockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to provide funding for step-free access at (a) Brinnington Station and (b) Heaton Chapel Station.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
We are carefully considering the best approach to the Access for All programme. This Government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognise the social and economic benefits this brings to communities.