Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 51832

Railways: Climate Change and Weather

Tabled: 13 May 2025
Answered: 16 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Grahame Morris

LabourEasington

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations she has made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for additional funding to mitigate the impact of (a) climate change and (b) extreme weather events on the railway network.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
My department takes resilience of the railway very seriously. The recent Climate Change Committee progress report on adapting to climate change rated plans and policies of the rail sector as being 'good' – one of only three parts of the economy. DfT’s upc...

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