Written questions

Railways: Climate Change and Weather

Commons · Question 51832 · Tabled 13 May 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 16 May 2025

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

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

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 16 May 2025

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...