Press Release: Valerie Vaz says No More Feasibility Studies

Despite raising this issue in 2022 under the previous Government, I highlighted the lack of accessible access to Bescot Stadium Station in a debate in Parliament.

Constituents have made it clear that they need accessibility and safety improvements at this station. Disabled people and parents with pushchairs cannot use the stairs, which impacts Walsall FC Home and away fans using the station for matches.

At a meeting in November 2023 Network Rail promised a solution will be found in 6 months. I was informed by Network Rail that Bescot Stadium Station is on the list for 2027.

This is unacceptable. My constituents cannot wait that long for a right that is enshrined in the Railways Act 1993, Human Rights Act 1998 and Equalities Act 2010.

My constituents are not interested in a feasibility study of a feasibility study. They just need a solution of two lifts on either side of the walkway.