Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is he taking to increase the level of renewable technology used on the rail network.

The Government supports the use of new technology on the railway to deliver our legally binding target of net-zero UK greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The Department for Transport is working with Network Rail and the rail industry to determine which parts of the network are best suited to use of hydrogen or battery trains, as well as further electrification. DfT is also supporting the development of hydrogen and battery technology through innovation funding and research to overcome safety and other barriers to their deployment.