Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what minimum English language proficiency requirements apply to frontline rail staff responsible for passenger information and safety‑critical communications; and whether her Department or the Office of Rail and Road has conducted any audits or assessments in the last five years of the ability of non‑native English‑speaking staff in those roles to communicate effectively in English during both normal operations and emergencies.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation