Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he had discussions with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer, (b) Scottish Government and (c) Office for Road and Rail on the methodology for deciding Scotland's rail funding settlement prior to the funding announcement of 12 October 2017.

The methodology for deciding Scotland’s rail funding settlement is a matter for the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Scottish Government, reflecting the devolved nature of the rail funding settlement. While the Secretary of State for Transport has various discussions from time to time with the Scottish Government, the specific issue of rail funding methodology has not been covered during this period.