Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to prepare the rail network for adverse weather in winter 2023.

The department is working actively with Network Rail, train operating companies and the wider rail industry to ensure their seasonal preparedness plans are in place with clear mitigations outlined to minimise disruption throughout the winter.

Network Rail and train operators have well-established operational measures to manage services safely during incidents affecting railway operations, including extreme weather events.