Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve step-free access at rural train stations.

We are committed to improving accessibility at railway stations and we have made an additional £300m available to extend our Access for All programme until at least 2024. The industry has nominated more than 300 stations, including many in rural areas, for this funding and we hope to announce the successful stations in April.

In addition, whenever the industry installs, replaces or renews station infrastructure this must comply with current accessibility standards. Failure to do so can lead to enforcement action by the Office of Rail and Road.