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Railways: Research

Question for Department for Transport

UIN 62947, tabled on 13 October 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the appropriate level of investment in research and development in rail in the next Control Period between 2024 and 2029.

Answered on

21 October 2022

Funding for Network Rail's operations, maintenance and renewals activity, including research and development for rail infrastructure, is set across five-year Control Periods. The Government is in the process of determining the funding for Control Period 7 (2024-29) and will publish this later in the autumn.

Government funding for other rail research and development programmes will be established through the normal spending review process.