Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to ensure safety on the rail network during extreme weather events.

Maintaining our excellent safety record on the railways is a major priority for the Government. This includes addressing the safety risks from extreme weather. To that end, Government has invested in improving the resilience of the rail network through the current funding settlement for Network Rail’s day to day operations between 2019-24. Network Rail has well established operational measures to manage services safely during extreme weather events (including those observed over the summer), including speed restrictions, diversions and in some cases, temporarily stopping services.