Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the (a) effectiveness and (b) value for money of organisations working to protect the interests of consumers throughout the rail industry.

The role of consumer protection in the rail sector, including the functions of the organisations working in that sphere, is part of the Williams Rail Review of the structure of the rail industry and the way passenger rail services are delivered which will report in the autumn.