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Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill

Legislative scrutiny

The Transport Committee is conducting pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill. The draft Bill proposes the legislative measures needed to deliver the Government’s programme of rail reform, principally the creation of a new ‘integrated rail body’ which will have responsibility for franchising, infrastructure, operations and oversight of the rail industry in Great Britain.

Pre-legislative scrutiny involves a committee taking evidence on the merits of a draft Bill and reporting its conclusions and recommendations, to which the Government will respond. This does not alter the later process for passing the Bill once formally introduced to Parliament.

Read the call for evidence for more information about the inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Wednesday 27 March 2024.

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Past events

Wednesday 22 May 2024
9:00am Public
Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill - Oral evidence 22 May 2024
9:00am
  • Fiona Hyslop MSP (Cabinet Secretary for Transport at The Scottish Government)
9:30am
  • Andrew Haines (Chief Executive and Lead at Network Rail and Great British Railways Transition Team)
  • Lord Hendy CBE (Chair at Network Rail)
10:15am
  • Huw Merriman (Minister of State for Rail at Department for Transport)
  • Conrad Bailey CBE (Director General for Public Transport and Local Group at Department for Transport)
  • Alex Hynes (Director General for Rail Services at Department for Transport)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 21 May 2024
2:30pm Private
3:00pm Public
Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill - Oral evidence 21 May 2024
3:00pm
  • Ken Skates MS (Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport at The Welsh Government)
  • Peter McDonald (Director for Transport and Digital Connectivity at The Welsh Government)
3:30pm
  • Martin Tugwell (Chief Executive at Transport for the North)
  • Maria Machancoses (Chief Executive at Midlands Connect)
  • Andrew Summers (Chief Executive at Transport East)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 14 May 2024
2:30pm Private
3:00pm Public
Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill - Oral evidence 14 May 2024
3:00pm
  • Mick Lynch (General Secretary at National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers (RMT))
  • Mick Whelan (General Secretary at ASLEF)
3:45pm
  • Malcolm Brown (Chief Executive Officer at Angel Trains Ltd)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 8 May 2024
9:30am Public
Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill - Oral evidence 8 May 2024
9:30am
  • Alex Robertson (Chief Executive at Transport Focus)
  • Mr Ben Curtis (Head of External Affairs at Campaign for Better Transport)
  • Professor Matthew Campbell-Hill (Chair at Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee)
10:15am
  • Cameron Jones (Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer at SilverRail Technologies UK Ltd)
  • John Davies (Vice-president for Industry Relations at Trainline)
11:00am
  • Robert Cook (Policy Director at Railway Industry Association (RIA))
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

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Please note: The Transport Committee examines policy issues relating to the Department for Transport and its associated bodies. It is unable to investigate, or adjudicate on, individual cases.

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