Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2020 to Question 8313, for what reason he did not include Network Rail debt within the scope of the Government rail review being undertaken by Keith Williams.

The Government established the Williams Rail Review to develop recommendations for the most appropriate organisational and commercial frameworks to deliver the Government’s vision of a world-class railway that prioritises the interests of customers and taxpayers. The Government has not constrained the Rail Review from considering Network Rail debt. A White Paper based on the Williams Rail Review’s recommendations will be published in early 2020.