Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 43253
Network Rail: Public Appointments
Tabled: 1 April 2025
Answered: 7 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Laurence Turner
Labour — Birmingham Northfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made on the appointment of a new Chair of Network Rail.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe Department plans to launch an open and fair recruitment to appoint a new permanent Chair of Network Rail and has appointed an Executive Search Agency to run the recruitment.