Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of Network Rail’s increased in national insurance contributions.

Before the National Insurance increase announcement in the budget, Network Rail’s estimated National Insurance payment was £1.26bn for the remaining four years of Control Period 7 (2025/26 – 2028/29). Following the budget, it’s now anticipated to increase by £213m over this timeframe.