Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many safety critical job roles on the rail network were unfilled in July 2023.
Across the rail industry there are a variety of roles where people have safety duties and responsibilities within their job remit, which are discharged in accordance with health and safety law.
However, definitions of what constitutes a ‘safety critical role’ vary across the rail industry, so it is not possible to provide a definitive answer to this question.