Railway Services
Transport
Written answers and statements, 30 October 2006
Greg Knight (East Yorkshire, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with Network Rail on the decision to charge an admission fee to public conveniences situated at some railway stations; what discussions took place with user groups before fees were implemented; what assessment has been made of the effect of fees on disabled and unwaged groups; and if he will make a statement.
Tom Harris (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Transport; Glasgow South, Labour)
Railway stations are owned by Network Rail and managed by Network Rail or Train Operators. It is for these parties, in consultation with stakeholders, to plan the facilities at stations and decide upon what charges might apply.