Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 93641

Railways: Safety

Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025

Question

Dan Norris

IndependentNorth East Somerset and Hanham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Network Rail has made in carrying out rail infrastructure safety assessments required by the Office of Rail and Road.

Answer

Keir Mather
The department looks to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), as the independent rail safety regulator, to ensure that Network Rail is held to account for safety-related matters. ORR has assessed Network Rail’s progress in carrying out structural assessments...

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