Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 80181

Railways: Disability

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Bradley Thomas

ConservativeBromsgrove

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 Lightwood
The 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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