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Network Rail: Public Appointments

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Question for Department for Transport

UIN 51668, tabled on 12 May 2025

Question

Laurence Turner
Labour
Birmingham Northfield
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) process and (b) timetable will be for recruiting a new Chief Executive of Network Rail.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Labour
Wakefield and Rothwell
Commons

Answered on

15 May 2025

  1. The Network Rail Board via its Nomination and Remuneration Committee is responsible for the Chief Executive selection process. In line with the Network Rail Framework Agreement, the Secretary of State for Transport has the right to approve the Board’s suggested candidate for Chief Executive.

  1. The timetable for appointing a new Chief Executive will be confirmed once the Secretary of State has considered the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

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