Great British Railways

(asked on 17th June 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2021 to Question 13162 on Great British Railways, what assessment he has made of how ministerial powers to issue (a) guidance and (b) mandatory directions to Great British Railways (GBR) interact with the regulatory powers that the Office for Rail and Road will have to scrutinise GBR.


Answered by
Chris Heaton-Harris Portrait
Chris Heaton-Harris
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
This question was answered on 22nd June 2021

Further to the previous Answer to Question 13162, Ministers will hold Great British Railways to account through a structured framework underpinned by legislation.

The ORR will focus on monitoring and reporting, scrutinising Great British Railways’ delivery of its objectives and providing expert advice to Ministers. It will be a core part of the system that will hold Great British Railways to account.

We will make an announcement on next steps in relation to the legislative framework that underpins the relationship between Ministers and Great British Railways in due course.

Reticulating Splines