Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2014 to Question 212483, if he will direct the Chief Executive of Network Rail to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for North East Cambridgeshire of 4 November 2014 on collision protection beams at bridges.

Network Rail operates at arm’s length from the Department and is not expected to involve Ministers in regular operational matters.

However, to have not responded by this date is unacceptable and Network Rail advises that a reply will be issued to my Hon Friend for North East Cambridgeshire by 13^th February.