Tenth Report - Overview of the English rail system

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 170 7 July 2021
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 26 items (7 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 25 of 26 classified)
Accepted 16
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 3
Deferred 4
Not Addressed 1
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Tenth report from Session 2021-22 · published 28 Oct 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

2 results
1 Conclusion
On the basis of a Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
Conclusion
On the basis of a Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Transport (the Department), Network Rail and the Office of Rail and Road on costs in the English rail system.1 We also … Read more
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7 Conclusion Not Addressed
As well as providing critical revenue for the rail system, passenger rail travel supports wider...
Conclusion
As well as providing critical revenue for the rail system, passenger rail travel supports wider government objectives around transport decarbonisation and achieving net zero. We asked the Department how they planned to encourage people out of their cars onto rail. … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government response is boilerplate text, listing only the relevant reports and failing to address the committee's conclusion regarding the lack of urgency and clarity in promoting rail travel.
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