Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will review the funding allocation model to ensure that smaller stations are not disadvantaged due to proximity to better-equipped neighbouring stations.

As with all taxpayer funded programmes, stations projects need to demonstrate value for money, but this is not necessarily linked to size of station. In the case of the Access for All programme, station footfall is only one criteria used. Additional importance is placed on local incidence of disability, geographical location, industry priority and the availability of third party funding.