Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the capacity of Network Rail to (a) plan for and (b) deliver the December 2018 timetable.

Following the challenges of the May 2018 timetable production, Network Rail has formulated a plan in relation to delivering an efficient and effective timetabling process and provide timely information for passengers. The ORR, as independent regulator, will be assessing the robustness of this plan through to the December 2018 Timetable production, which I will be monitoring the progress of as the process continues.