Railways
Commons · Question 24194 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Julia Buckley
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department expects reviews undertaken by Network Rail in support of continuing declarations of congested infrastructure to be published; and what the Department’s policy is on public transparency in
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 8 Sep 2026
Network Rail will continue to abide by the requirements of The Railways (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2016 for as long as they are applicable. Any formal declaration of congestion is reviewed annually as a minimum ...