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Railways: Freight

Commons · Question 90564 · 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 ensure that (a) the Office of Rail and Road or (b) another independent body has powers to (i) oversee, (ii) intervene in and (iii) appeal decisions on (A) access, (B) contract duration and

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 18 Nov 2025

The ORR will act as a robust and independent appeals body overseeing access and charging decisions made by GBR on the GBR network. The ORR will be able to consider appeals relating to all GBR’s decisions on access to and use of the network and its chargin...