Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the appropriate level of investment in research and development in rail in the next Control Period between 2024 and 2029.

Funding for Network Rail's operations, maintenance and renewals activity, including research and development for rail infrastructure, is set across five-year Control Periods. The Government is in the process of determining the funding for Control Period 7 (2024-29) and will publish this later in the autumn.

Government funding for other rail research and development programmes will be established through the normal spending review process.