Question reference: S5W-36196
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 11 March 2021
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent in real terms on protecting Network Rail infrastructure assets from weather-related impacts in each year since 2014, and what budget has been allocated to this for each year of the control period between 2019 and 2024.
Answer
Railway Safety is a matter reserved to the UK Government, and regulated by the UK Office of Rail and Road. The Scottish Government has funded the determination of the ORR for the current regulatory control period. The determination provides an increase in 21% in the funding available to Network Rail for the safe operation, maintenance and renewal of the Scottish Railway network.
Network Rail is therefore responsible for the operation, maintenance and renewal work of Scotland’s rail network and it is the role of the ORR to monitor expenditure and the delivery of outputs on Scotland’s rail network. As such Transport Scotland does not hold this information.