{"value":{"id":1329596,"askingMemberId":4084,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2021-06-04T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2021-06-08T00:00:00","uin":"10371","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Network Rail on work to improve station platforms for passengers with impaired vision.","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":3977,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2021-06-14T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>We have continued to support the Access for All programme that upgrades railway stations, including Handforth station, for disabled passengers, and also for those with visual impairments.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Network Rail to develop a programme to aim to install platform edge tactile strips on every platform in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>I will make a further announcement in due course.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Railway Stations: Visual Impairment","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1329596","method":"GET"}]}