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Written question asked by Gavin Shuker (Independent (affiliation)) on Tuesday, 16 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 July 2019. It was answered by Nusrat Ghani (Conservative) on Monday, 22 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Luton Station: Access

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to improve accessibility at Luton station.

Answer

Luton is one of the 73 stations announced in April that will benefit from the £300 million Access for All funding available over the next 5 years. The Access for All programme delivers a step free, accessible route into the station and to and between each platform.

Network Rail are working with Luton Borough Council to try to ensure that the Council’s proposals for a wider redevelopment of the station are integrated and allow the Access for All phase of development to commence as soon as possible.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
277706
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Access Luton Station
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk