Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2020 to Question 118091 on Railways, if he will publish the (a) minutes and (b) list of attendees of the Rail EU Stakeholder Roundtable meeting that took place on 17 November 2020.

The Rail EU Stakeholder Roundtable meeting that took place on 17 November 2020 was attended by key members of the UK rail industry such as the Railway Industry Association (RIA), the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), Network Rail, HS1 Ltd, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), the Rail Freight Group (RFG), Logistics UK and Rail Forum Midlands.

Formal minutes of stakeholder roundtable meetings are not recorded to facilitate a free and open exchange of views on key issues. However, issues raised by stakeholders are then followed up directly by officials and updates are provided at subsequent meetings.