Select committee inquiry
Rail safety inquiry
Closed
What the inquiry looked at
“The purpose of this inquiry is to examine safety and security of the rail network as a whole and to follow up on inquiries by previous Committees on safety at level crossings (March 2014) and security on the railway (November 2014). The Transport Committee is interested in the effectiveness of the current system of management, investigation, regulation, enforcement and policing in ensuring the safety of passengers, workers and the public. The inquiry also looks at specific measures which could improve rail safety.”
The committee's words, from the inquiry page on parliament.uk ↗.
How the inquiry ran
Each dot is a dated item listed on this page, from the inquiry's opening on 14 September 2016 to its close on 3 May 2017.
- Oral evidence 4 sessions
- Correspondence 5 letters
Evidence
Oral evidence sessions 4
- 6 Mar 2017No witnesses recordedparliament.uk ↗
- 16 Jan 2017No witnesses recordedparliament.uk ↗
- 28 Nov 2016No witnesses recordedparliament.uk ↗
- 14 Nov 2016No witnesses recordedparliament.uk ↗
Correspondence 5 letters
- 12 Apr 2017Letter from Ian Prosser regarding rail safety, 22 March 2017To committee
- 12 Apr 2017Letter to Ian Prosser regarding rail safety, 30 January 2017From committee
- 24 Jan 2017Letter from Paul Maynard MP regarding GTR's Force Majeure claimTo committee
- 17 Jan 2017Letter from Chris Grayling to Louise Ellman regarding Southern Rail strike, 5 January 2017To committee
- 29 Nov 2016Letter from Ian Prosser to Louise Ellman regarding rail safety, 22 November 2016To committee