Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2021 to Question 131409, what assessment has he made of the effect of UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the rail industry.

There is no rail-specific chapter in the UK-EU negotiations, but DfT officials have been working closely with rail industry stakeholders and other government departments across the piece to ensure the industry is well placed to adapt to any changes arising from the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

We have not seen any operational impact on the domestic railway as a result of the agreement to date.