Scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill

The Transport Committee is conducting pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill. The draft Bill proposes the legislative measures needed to deliver the Government’s programme of rail reform, principally the creation of a new ‘integrated rail body’ which will have responsibility for franchising, infrastructure, operations and oversight of the rail industry in Great Britain. Pre-legislative scrutiny involves a committee taking evidence on the merits of a draft Bill and reporting its conclusions and recommendations, to which the Government will respond. This does not alter the later process for passing the Bill once formally introduced to Parliament. Read the call for evidence for more information about the inquiry . Legislative scrutiny focuses on a particular piece of legislation, sometimes in draft form. The committee might consider it in private, or may take evidence. Committee: Transport Committee | Type: Legislative scrutiny | Status: closed | Opened: 2024-02-28 | Clo