Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department’s plans to produce a (a) Great British Railways White Paper and (b) new Transport Bill in this session of Parliament to implement the proposals in that White Paper.

The Plan for Rail White Paper was produced in 2021.

We are committed to tackling the challenges set out in the Plan for Rail and fully implementing the modernisation needed for passengers and freight, to transform the industry so it is sustainable for the future.

Whilst we will not be taking forward primary legislation on rail reform in this session, we are committed to introducing the necessary legislation when Parliamentary time allows.