Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the Williams Rail Review.

The Department remains committed to delivering wholescale reform of the rail industry to put the priorities of passengers first.

Our ambition is unchanged – we are committed to building on the detailed, evidence based priorities Keith Williams set out. We want to create a railway where passengers know who is in charge, that delivers value for money and that the UK can be proud of.

The Williams Rail Review was in the final stages of drafting at the outbreak of COVID-19. The Government views the purpose of the reforms as important as ever, but further work needs to be done now to reflect the impact of COVID-19 on the sector. We will publish the results of the review in due course.