Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to provide step-free access at Whitchurch station in Shropshire.

Both myself and the Rail Minister are early in our tenure as transport Ministers. As such, we are yet to speak to Network Rail regarding the status of the Whitchurch station accessibility project. I look forward to discussing these proposals with Network Rail and other stakeholders in the near future.