Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 93226

Level Crossings

Tabled: 20 November 2025

Answered: 28 November 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what performance indicators her Department uses to assess level-crossing down-time; whether she plans to introduce maximum permitted barrier down-time standards; and if she will publish annual statistics on ave

Answer

Keir Mather

My Department does not use performance indicators to assess down-time at level crossings, nor does it plan to publish annual statistics on these. These decisions are the responsibility of Network Rail, which has a statutory duty to ensure the safe managem...

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