Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff are expected to be located in the selected Great British Railways headquarters; and how many of the present Network Rail staff based in Milton Keynes working on (1) signalling, (2) timetabling, (3) maintenance and renewal, and (4) other areas, will be asked to move to the selected Great British Rail headquarters.

The national headquarters for Great British Railways will be home primarily to corporate functions and teams that will enable regional and devolved teams to operate efficiently and effectively.

Further work is needed to establish the exact make-up and number of staff for the national headquarters. Centres of excellence, such as the Quadrant in Milton Keynes, will still be needed to help deliver the railway of the future.