Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) is the timetable, and (2) are their plans, for ending the Governance for Railway Investment Projects scheme; what, if anything, will replace that scheme; and what will be the relationship between any such replacement and the Rail Enhancement Projects Pipeline.

Network Rail’s management approach to projects is under review. Network Rail intend to replace the Governance for Railway Investment Projects (GRIP) with Projects Accelerated in a Controlled Environment (PACE) in the coming months. There is no there is no direct relationship between GRIP and the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline.