Whether, in light of the forthcoming devolution of railway powers to Scotland, (a) the Office of Rail Regulation and (b) Network Rail will …

Answered Asked by Fergus Ewing SNP Lodged 10 Mar 2005

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of the forthcoming devolution of railway powers to Scotland, (a) the Office of Rail Regulation and (b) Network Rail will be accountable to the Parliament and, if so, in what ways; in particular, whether these bodies can be required to provide an annual report to be laid before the Parliament; if not, whether the Executive considers that these bodies should do so, or be invited to do so, and whether it will invite either or both these bodies to report to the Parliament and, if so, on what basis, how often and with what remit.

The answer

Answered by Nicol Stephen on 29 Mar 2005 · 19 days after it was lodged, 5 days after it was due

Network Rail is a private sector company accountable to its members and regulated by the independent Office of Rail Regulation. The Office of Rail Regulation is the independent body responsible for the economic, and in future, safety regulation of the GB rail network.
Both the Office of Rail Regulation and Network Rail publish their annual reports and provide copies to the Scottish Parliament.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-15169 by reference.