Debates between Kelly Tolhurst and Mark Eastwood during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Kelly Tolhurst and Mark Eastwood
Thursday 12th March 2020

(4 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kelly Tolhurst Portrait Kelly Tolhurst
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We have been clear that the court case is complex and we will set out our next steps. We have always been clear that any expansion would be done via the private sector. It is for the promoters of the scheme to take that forward, and as I have already outlined this morning, there is an ongoing legal case.

Mark Eastwood Portrait Mark Eastwood (Dewsbury) (Con)
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In my constituency, we have major issues with disabled facilities at Dewsbury railway station, where there is no tactile paving for the blind and partially sighted, and at Shepley and Mirfield railway stations, where there is a lack of wheelchair access. What assurance can the railways Minister give to my constituents that these problems will be tackled in the near future?