Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of rolling stock maintenance engineers and technicians required in each year to 2035; and what assessment she has made of whether recruitment and training provision will meet that requirement.

The Department does not hold annual estimates of the number of rolling stock maintenance engineers and technicians required in each year to 2035. Great British Railways will develop a new rail sector-wide workforce plan. This provides an opportunity to invest in the future skills and capabilities needed for train maintenance.