Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with representatives of (a) the Rail Delivery Group, (b) the Office of Rail and Road and (c) Train Operating Companies on wider roll-out of (i) Driver Only Operation and (ii) Driver Controlled Operation.

The Department has ongoing discussions with these organisations on a range of matters, including Driver Only Operation and Driver Controlled Operation.

Trains have operated safely in the UK for many years as driver only, or driver controlled. The Office of Rail and Road as the independent safety regulator has scrutinised this approach.