Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Great British Railways will undertake local public consultations on (a) changes to services, (b) infrastructure improvements and (c) building new lines and other new projects.

Great British Railways will be organised around regional divisions responsive and accountable for the whole system in their areas. Regional divisions will need to decide priorities for investment and collaborate to operate an integrated network.

Local teams will bring decision-making closer to the people and places that the railway serves. They will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery on routes of the network and will be integrated across track and train, bringing together infrastructure, customer service, station management and train operation into one team, in partnership with operators.