Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness, (b) efficiency and (c) value for money of the Rail Delivery Group; and if he will make a statement.

The Government is supportive of the Rail Delivery Group’s (RDG’s) role of providing industry leadership to achieve better outcomes for rail users. We continue to work closely with them to ensure they are well placed to provide the strategic leadership needed to deliver key reforms and priorities of the railway. RDG is a private company funded by the membership fees paid by its members.