Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the station roof collapse at Northwich station, whether he has received recent assurances on the structural integrity of railway station roofs.

Network Rail advises that it does not report on station maintenance directly to the Department for Transport or the Transport Secretary.

However, Network Rail does report on its compliance with its agreed standards to the independent safety regulator, the Office of Rail and Road. The Office of Rail and Road reports on Network Rail’s compliance in its annual health and safety assessment.