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Business of the House

Nigel Evans Excerpts
Thursday 7th November 2013

(10 years, 12 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nigel Evans Portrait Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Ind)
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On 25 October I received a parliamentary answer informing me that, out of 2,533 railway stations, only 452 had disabled access to all platforms. That is clearly inadequate in the 21st century, so would it be possible for a Minister to make a statement on when that inadequacy will be rectified, placing particular emphasis on rural areas?

Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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There are stations in my constituency where it is difficult for people with disabilities to access all platforms to change trains, so my hon. Friend makes a good point. I will ask my colleagues at the Department for Transport to write to him as he has just missed the opportunity to raise that point during Question Time.