Found: Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, Welsh Government relating to the Railways Bill

Found: RWB0011 - Railways Bill Mr Christopher Hogan Written Evidence

Found: RWB0012 - Railways Bill The Business Travel Association (The BTA) Written Evidence

Found: RWB0010 - Railways Bill miss Juliet Solomon Written Evidence

Found: RWB0027 - Railways Bill Rail Plant Association (RPA) Written Evidence

Found: RWB0026 - Railways Bill Equality and Human Rights Commission Written Evidence

Found: RWB0015 - Railways Bill Jonathan Tyler Written Evidence

Found: RWB0014 - Railways Bill Lancaster University, and Lancaster University Written Evidence

Found: RWB0013 - Railways Bill Whizz Kidz Written Evidence

Found: RWB0016 - Railways Bill Arriva UK Trains Written Evidence

Found: RWB0017 - Railways Bill WEST COAST RAIL 250 CAMPAIGN Written Evidence

Found: RWB0018 - Railways Bill Railways Pension Trustee Company Ltd and Railpen Written Evidence

Found: RWB0020 - Railways Bill Consumer Scotland Written Evidence

Found: RWB0022 - Railways Bill Transport for London Written Evidence

Found: RWB0019 - Railways Bill Logistics UK Written Evidence

Found: RWB0025 - Railways Bill North East Combined Authority Written Evidence

Found: RWB0024 - Railways Bill Rail Safety and Standards Board Written Evidence

Found: RWB0023 - Railways Bill TravelWatch NorthWest Written Evidence

Found: RWB0029 - Railways Bill Transport for All Written Evidence

Found: RWB0028 - Railways Bill Wheels for Wellbeing Written Evidence

Found: RWB0030 - Railways Bill We Own It Written Evidence

Found: RWB0031 - Railways Bill Online Travel UK Written Evidence

Found: RWB0032 - Railways Bill Rail Forum Written Evidence

Found: RWB0034 - Railways Bill Greater Manchester Combined Authority Written Evidence

Found: RWB0033 - Railways Bill ASLEF Written Evidence

Found: RWB0035 - Railways Bill CoMoUK Written Evidence

Found: RWB0036 - Railways Bill Independent Rail Retailers Written Evidence

Found: RWB0037 - Railways Bill Transport for the North Written Evidence

Found: RWB0040 - Railways Bill Lumo and Hull Trains Written Evidence

Found: RWB0039 - Railways Bill SilverRail Technologies Written Evidence

Found: RWB0038 - Railways Bill Angel Trains Written Evidence

Found: RWB0041 - Railways Bill The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK) Written Evidence

Found: RWB0043 - Railways Bill Worldline Written Evidence

Found: RWB0042 - Railways Bill Wabtec UK Ltd Written Evidence

Found: RWB0046 - Railways Bill National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) Written Evidence

Found: RWB0045 - Railways Bill Medway Council Written Evidence

Found: RWB0044 - Railways Bill Transport East Written Evidence

Found: RWB0050 - Railways Bill Alstom UK & Ireland Written Evidence

Found: RWB0051 - Railways Bill Urban Transport Group Written Evidence

Found: RWB0052 - Railways Bill Rail Delivery Group Written Evidence

Found: RWB0058 - Railways Bill Campaign for Better Transport Written Evidence

Found: RWB0056 - Railways Bill Institution of Mechanical Engineers Written Evidence

Found: RWB0057 - Railways Bill Stadler Rail UK Written Evidence

Found: RWB0048 - Railways Bill Midlands Connect Written Evidence

Found: RWB0049 - Railways Bill Icomera UK Limited Written Evidence

Found: RWB0047 - Railways Bill London TravelWatch Written Evidence

Found: RWB0055 - Railways Bill Transport UK Written Evidence

Found: RWB0054 - Railways Bill Intelligent Transport Systems UK Written Evidence

Found: RWB0053 - Railways Bill London St. Pancras Highspeed Written Evidence

Found: RWB0059 - Railways Bill Community Rail Network Written Evidence

Found: RWB0060 - Railways Bill Healthy Air Coalition Written Evidence

Found: RWB0061 - Railways Bill Mr Ian Fletcher Written Evidence

Found: RWB0062 - Railways Bill Railfuture Limited Written Evidence

Found: RWB0065 - Railways Bill Trainline Written Evidence

Found: RWB0064 - Railways Bill West Midlands Rail Executive Written Evidence

Found: RWB0063 - Railways Bill Transport Focus Written Evidence

Found: RWB0067 - Railways Bill Anthony Jennings Written Evidence

Found: RWB0066 - Railways Bill Eurostar UK Written Evidence

Found: RWB0012 - Railways Bill The Business Travel Association (The BTA) Written Evidence

Found: RWB0014 - Railways Bill Lancaster University, and Lancaster University Written Evidence

Found: RWB0013 - Railways Bill Whizz Kidz Written Evidence

Found: RWB0016 - Railways Bill Arriva UK Trains Written Evidence

Found: RWB0015 - Railways Bill Jonathan Tyler Written Evidence

Found: RWB0017 - Railways Bill WEST COAST RAIL 250 CAMPAIGN Written Evidence

Found: RWB0020 - Railways Bill Consumer Scotland Written Evidence

Found: RWB0019 - Railways Bill Logistics UK Written Evidence

Found: RWB0018 - Railways Bill Railways Pension Trustee Company Ltd and Railpen Written Evidence

Found: RWB0022 - Railways Bill Transport for London Written Evidence

Found: RWB0024 - Railways Bill Rail Safety and Standards Board Written Evidence

Found: RWB0023 - Railways Bill TravelWatch NorthWest Written Evidence

Found: RWB0025 - Railways Bill North East Combined Authority Written Evidence

Found: RWB0027 - Railways Bill Rail Plant Association (RPA) Written Evidence

Found: RWB0026 - Railways Bill Equality and Human Rights Commission Written Evidence

Found: RWB0029 - Railways Bill Transport for All Written Evidence

Found: RWB0028 - Railways Bill Wheels for Wellbeing Written Evidence

Found: RWB0030 - Railways Bill We Own It Written Evidence

Found: RWB0048 - Railways Bill Midlands Connect Written Evidence

Found: RWB0049 - Railways Bill Icomera UK Limited Written Evidence

Found: RWB0047 - Railways Bill London TravelWatch Written Evidence

Found: RWB0050 - Railways Bill Alstom UK & Ireland Written Evidence

Found: RWB0051 - Railways Bill Urban Transport Group Written Evidence

Found: RWB0052 - Railways Bill Rail Delivery Group Written Evidence

Found: RWB0055 - Railways Bill Transport UK Written Evidence

Found: RWB0053 - Railways Bill London St. Pancras Highspeed Written Evidence

Found: RWB0054 - Railways Bill Intelligent Transport Systems UK Written Evidence

Found: RWB0058 - Railways Bill Campaign for Better Transport Written Evidence

Found: RWB0056 - Railways Bill Institution of Mechanical Engineers Written Evidence

Found: RWB0057 - Railways Bill Stadler Rail UK Written Evidence

Found: RWB0059 - Railways Bill Community Rail Network Written Evidence

Found: RWB0060 - Railways Bill Healthy Air Coalition Written Evidence

Found: RWB0061 - Railways Bill Mr Ian Fletcher Written Evidence

Found: RWB0011 - Railways Bill Mr Christopher Hogan Written Evidence

Found: RWB0010 - Railways Bill miss Juliet Solomon Written Evidence

Found: RWB0033 - Railways Bill ASLEF Written Evidence

Found: RWB0031 - Railways Bill Online Travel UK Written Evidence

Found: RWB0032 - Railways Bill Rail Forum Written Evidence

Found: RWB0034 - Railways Bill Greater Manchester Combined Authority Written Evidence

Found: RWB0036 - Railways Bill Independent Rail Retailers Written Evidence

Found: RWB0035 - Railways Bill CoMoUK Written Evidence

Found: RWB0039 - Railways Bill SilverRail Technologies Written Evidence

Found: RWB0038 - Railways Bill Angel Trains Written Evidence

Found: RWB0037 - Railways Bill Transport for the North Written Evidence

Found: RWB0040 - Railways Bill Lumo and Hull Trains Written Evidence

Found: RWB0041 - Railways Bill The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK) Written Evidence

Found: RWB0042 - Railways Bill Wabtec UK Ltd Written Evidence

Found: RWB0043 - Railways Bill Worldline Written Evidence

Found: RWB0044 - Railways Bill Transport East Written Evidence

Found: RWB0046 - Railways Bill National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) Written Evidence

Found: RWB0045 - Railways Bill Medway Council Written Evidence

Found: RWB0064 - Railways Bill West Midlands Rail Executive Written Evidence

Found: RWB0063 - Railways Bill Transport Focus Written Evidence

Found: RWB0062 - Railways Bill Railfuture Limited Written Evidence

Found: RWB0065 - Railways Bill Trainline Written Evidence

Found: RWB0067 - Railways Bill Anthony Jennings Written Evidence

Found: RWB0066 - Railways Bill Eurostar UK Written Evidence

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the answer of 21 July 2025 to Question HL9428, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of unfunded freight schemes on her Department's (a) rail freight growth and (b) modal shift targets.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Government recognises that the economic and environmental potential of rail freight is significant and is committed to delivering growth and supporting modal shift to lower-carbon modes of freight transport. We have committed to the rail freight growth target of a 75% increase in freight moved by rail by 2050.

The recently laid Railways Bill sets out that the Secretary of State will provide GBR with growth targets for rail freight. As was the case during the development of the 2050 target, we will make informed forecasts about the future capability and capacity of the network when developing any further rail freight growth targets.

Network Rail has a regulated target of a 7.5% increase in rail freight by the end of Control Period 7 (March 2029). In the first year of reporting rail freight grew by 5%, which is significantly ahead of the 1.5% annual growth forecast.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which organisations will be members of Transport Focus.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Railways Bill will establish a powerful voice for passengers, the Passenger Watchdog, to be grown out of Transport Focus. It will be given significantly stronger powers to become a more effective passenger champion.

In addition to this, Transport Focus will take over the sponsorship of the Rail Ombudsman from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) as well as the ORR's role in setting and monitoring minimum consumer standards which train operators must meet as part of their licence conditions.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish the draft statutory Code of Practice governing retail market conduct under Great British Railways; whether she plans to consult on that Code of Practice; and whether that Code will be in place ahead of the commencement of Great British Railways’ retail functions.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The future rail retail industry code of practice will set out clear requirements for how Great British Railways (GBR) interacts with all market participants. It will be owned and managed by the ORR, and GBR’s licence will require compliance with it. The Railways Bill enables the Secretary of State to introduce the licence condition that will underpin the code of practice and give it force.

The government has confirmed that there will be full consultation on the production of the code of practice. Further detail on that consultation will be set out in due course. The Code of Practice will come into force in alignment with GBR's beginning to retail and taking on responsibility for wider retail industry management functions.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how her Department will measure the impact of the Railways Bill on private sector innovation in the rail industry; and what baseline data has been established to assess the impact of that Bill on levels of innovation.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Establishing GBR through the Railways Bill will provide an integrated approach and greater longer-term certainty for rail, giving the private sector the confidence it needs to invest and support innovation throughout the sector. The Railways Bill Impact Assessment provides an assessment of the potential impacts of the rail reform policies within the Railways Bill, including the impacts on Business Environment.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what analysis she has undertaken of the impact of the Railways Bill on private sector investment and innovation within the rail industry; and if she will publish that analysis.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Establishing GBR through the Railways Bill will provide an integrated approach and greater longer-term certainty for rail, giving the private sector the confidence it needs to invest and support innovation throughout the sector. The Railways Bill Impact Assessment provides an assessment of the potential impacts of the rail reform policies within the Railways Bill, including the impacts on Business Environment.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Great British Railways Retail will be required to comply with the statutory Code of Practice on retail market conduct managed by the Office of Rail and Road.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The retail industry code of practice announced in the Government's response to the Railways Bill consultation will incorporate clear requirements for how Great British Railways (GBR) should interact with all market participants. The code of practice will be owned and managed by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). GBR’s licence will require it to comply, with the ORR able to demand corrective action if it considers that GBR has not done so.

Found: Railways Bill 2024-26

Found: DfT) in London where we had a constructive discussion on rail reform, specifically the proposed Railways Bill