Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of his Department's budget has been allocated for track renewals in England and Wales in the next five years.

Track renewals are funded by Network Rail from the £44.1 billion provided by the Government to fund Network Rail’s operations, maintenance and renewal activity in Control Period 7 (the period from April 2024 to March 2029). Network Rail plans expenditure of roughly £3.5 billion on track renewals in England and Wales in Control Period 7.