Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to improve signalling on the Tyne and Wear Metro.

The Department is currently working with Nexus (operator of the Tyne and Wear Metro) across a range of proposals and live projects. We are awaiting a business case submission from Nexus to address any future signalling proposals. We look forward to receiving this and considering Nexus’s submission through the department's project governance process.