Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how frequently Network Rail trains and stations were deep cleaned (a) before and (b) during the covid-19 outbreak.

Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, Network Rail conducted deep cleans at different frequencies depending on each station’s requirements. Since the outbreak, Network Rail have cleaned stations in line with Public Health England guidance. Accordingly, all high touch points are being cleaned every three hours whilst each Network Rail station is in use, and all public areas are being treated with an anti-viral product that lasts 30 days at least once every three weeks. Network Rail are not responsible for trains.