Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what process Great British Railways will follow when preparing and consulting on its long-term strategic plan for the rail network.

GBR will engage with stakeholders as it develops its short, medium and long-term plans. However, it will be a matter for GBR to decide on its systems and processes when it is established.

With regard to the Secretary of State's Long-Term Rail Strategy, allowed for in the Railways Bill recently introduced, there will be extensive engagement with key stakeholders as the strategy is developed with statutory consultees, such as the Welsh Government.