Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of relying on pre-booked taxi services from Portchester to nearby stations in order to access rail travel on disabled passengers.

This Government remains committed to improving railway accessibility and recognises the social and economic benefits it brings to communities.

There are no immediate plans to improve step-free access at Porchester station.

Train operators are required to provide assistance, free of charge, to enable disabled passengers to travel to and from every station in Great Britain that they have identified as accessible to them.