Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 80181
Railways: Disability
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Bradley Thomas
Conservative — Bromsgrove
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment with the Minister for Women and Equalities of the adequacy of access for disabled people on rail travel; and what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) all newly constructed
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe Department has standards in place requiring all new and upgraded rail infrastructure to be accessible. This is set out in the Accessibility National Technical Specification Notice and the Code of Practice: Design Standards for Accessible Railway Stati...
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