Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will direct Arriva Trains and Network Rail to work on important maintenance issues at Shrewsbury Station.

Network Rail is operationally independent. The maintenance of Shrewsbury station and its station facilities is the joint responsibility of Network Rail, as the landlord and owner of the freehold of this station and the Station Facility Owner, Arriva Trains Wales. This is in accordance with their respective obligations under both the Station Access Conditions and the relevant station lease. However, I look forward to the debate on this issue which the Hon. Member has secured on 14 January.