Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of how Great British Railways will intersect with other transport modes to secure good intermodal connectivity.

The Government is committed to further integration of rail with other transport modes, as emphasised in the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail. The Great British Railways Transition Team’s recent call for evidence for the Whole Industry Strategic Plan, a 30-year strategy for the rail sector, sought responses on a range of topics including modal integration. We expect that findings from the Call for Evidence Report will be published shortly.

Once established, Great British Railways will provide strong unified leadership across the rail network and work in partnership with local and regional government to give local leaders a greater say in how transport services are delivered in their area.