Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents of (a) track buckling, (b) electrical faults and (c) fires on the rail network that were caused by the heatwave that occurred between 13 and 20 July 2022.

Network Rail and the wider industry are responsible for managing the effects of any weather-related incidents on the railway, and in anticipation of extreme weather conditions, industry works together to implement the necessary mitigations to ensure safety and minimise disruption.