Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill

Transport Committee Closed Legislative scrutiny
Opened: 28 Feb 2024 Closed: 24 May 2024 Parliament page
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 … Read more
5 Oral sessions
2 Letters
5 Events
Activity timeline 12 events
22 May
2024
Oral evidence
22 May
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
21 May
2024
Oral evidence
21 May
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
15 May
2024
Correspondence
14 May
2024
Oral evidence
14 May
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
8 May
2024
Oral evidence
8 May
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
24 Apr
2024
Oral evidence
24 Apr
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
28 Feb
2024
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
22 May 2024
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Alex Hynes · Department for Transport Andrew Haines · Network Rail Conrad Bailey CBE · Department for Transport Fiona Hyslop MSP · The Scottish Government Huw Merriman · Department for Transport Lord Hendy CBE · Department for Transport
21 May 2024
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Andrew Summers · Transport East Ken Skates MS · The Welsh Government Maria Machancoses · Midlands Connect Martin Tugwell · Transport for the North Peter McDonald · The Welsh Government
14 May 2024
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Malcolm Brown · Angel Trains Ltd Mick Lynch · National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers (RMT) Mick Whelan · ASLEF
8 May 2024
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Alex Robertson · Transport Focus Cameron Jones · SilverRail Technologies UK Ltd John Davies · Trainline Mr Ben Curtis · Campaign for Better Transport Professor Matthew Campbell-Hill · Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee Robert Cook · Railway Industry Association
24 Apr 2024
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Andy Bagnall · Rail Partners Jacqueline Starr · Rail Delivery Group John Larkinson · Office of Rail and Road Maggie Simpson · Rail Freight Group Stephanie Tobyn · Office of Rail and Road Steve Montgomery · FirstRail
Correspondence 2 letters
15 May 2024 Correspondence from the Head of External Affairs, Campaign for Better Transport relating to follow up to evidence, dated 9 May 2024
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28 Feb 2024 Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to the publication of draft Rail Reform Bill, dated 20 February 2024
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