Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the legislation required to implement the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail will repeal the (1) Railways Act 1993, (2) Railways Act 2005, and (3) Railways (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2016.

There is much we can do to progress implementation of the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail without needing or amending legislation, such as the introduction of flexible season tickets and the development of a Whole Industry Strategic Plan.

To be successful, we know that Rail Transformation Programme will need to be co-designed and co-delivered with the bodies that make up the rail sector. We will engage with the industry to design and implement this major project.

We will undertake detailed engagement and consultations on implementing the proposals in the Williams-Shapps plan and where legislative changes are required, we will introduce these when the Parliamentary timetable allows.