Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason Network Rail continues to operate without use of the Office of Rail and Road’s risk management assessment tool as introduced to rail industry in 2011; whether the alternative service it receives from third party companies provides Network Rail with industry specific advice; and how much that alternative service costs Network Rail on average per year.

Network Rail does use the Office of Rail and Road's risk management assessment tool, RM3. Network Rail is currently incorporating the tool into its existing systems and is rolling it out across its regions and functions.