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Railways: Inspections

Commons · Question 90563 · Tabled 12 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to set out inspection frequency requirements for the Office of Rail and Road under Great British Railways.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 18 Nov 2025

It will be for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), as the independent rail safety regulator, to monitor Great British Railways' compliance with its statutory safety requirements and determine the frequency of inspections it will undertake.