Written questions

Brinnington Station and Heaton Chapel Station: Access

Commons · Question 3159 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Navendu Mishra

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

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 9 Sep 2024

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.