‘Don’t forget about disabled people in rail reforms’, Transport Committee warns Minister

The Transport Committee has today published a letter to the Rail Minister Lord Hendy regarding the Department for Transport's recent consultation, ‘A railway fit for Britain's future'. Commenting on the letter, Transport Committee Chair Ruth Cadbury MP said: 

“We welcome the Government's careful approach to establishing Great British Railways and its recent consultation. However, in contrast with the previous Government's draft Rail Reform Bill, we note with concern that the latest consultation omits any reference to placing a duty on Great British Railways to have regard to accessibility. Services that work for those with disabilities work better for everyone, and we urge the Government to put this perennially overlooked issue at the heart of every aspect of its plans to revitalise rail.”