Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to determine the geographical make up of GBR's Business Units will be determined.

Business Units will be the powerhouse of Great British Railways (GBR), bringing together today’s infrastructure management functions provided by Network Rail, and passenger operations currently led by train operating companies, into a single local team with an accountable leader.

Integrated railway pilots are introducing a single accountable leader for track and train, supported by an integrated executive team within existing frameworks. This is already in place for South-Eastern and South-Western Railway with plans underway for Anglia. These pilots will inform GBR's future Business Unit model.

The detailed design process is underway, including determining the geographic make-up of GBR’s Business Units.