Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 109533

Railway Stations: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 29 January 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026

Question

Mark Garnier

ConservativeWyre Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what oversight her Department exercises over Network Rail’s commercial approach to major station redevelopments involving private capital.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
My Department’s oversight of such propositions varies, depending on factors such as the conditions of any private capital contributions and impacts on the operation of the network.