Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Network Rail regions will be redrawn.

There are no plans to change Network Rail’s existing structures.

We expect to introduce the legislation to create Great British Railways (GBR) and enable transformation of the rail sector later in this parliamentary session.

GBR will be a new organisation taking on Network Rail’s existing functions and train operating companies, with a new culture dedicated single-mindedly to delivering for passengers, freight customers and taxpayers. Decisions on GBR’s management structures will be made in due course.