Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 70600

Railway Stations: Access

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Suella Braverman

Reform UKFareham and Waterlooville

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will revise the Access for All criteria to include community need as a key factor in future funding rounds.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
As with all taxpayer funded programmes Access for All needs to demonstrate value for money and to benefit the maximum number of passengers. In addition to station footfall, we carefully consider local factors such as the incidence of disability or proximi...

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