Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Network Rail’s (a) maintenance and (b) renewal work since the start of Control Period 7 on 1 April 2024.

The Department for Transport monitors Network Rail’s delivery of its work on a continuing basis and the independent rail safety and economic regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), holds Network Rail to account for its delivery of its maintenance and renewal work.

The ORR determines Network Rail’s success against its regulatory targets, set as part of the Periodic Review, and sets out its view of Network Rail’s performance periodically, including in its Annual Assessment.