Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 111871

National Highways and Network Rail: Finance

Tabled: 9 February 2026

Answered: 26 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2026 to Question 105895 on National Highways and Network Rail: Finance, what estimate he has made of the net efficiency savings attributable to Network Rail after accounting

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The technology and systems investments cited contribute to Network Rail’s £3.9 billion Control Period 7 efficiency target but their costs are not directly comparable, given that the investments confer benefits beyond financial efficiency as well as contri...

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