The RNEP should not become an unfunded wishlist: there must be a high bar of viability for projects to be included, and a commensurately high bar for any subsequent decision to remove them from the pipeline. The inclusion and status of projects should be regularly reviewed by the Secretary of State, the Office of Rail and Road and, when established, Great British Railways and the Passenger Watchdog. (Recommendation, Paragraph 71)

The RNEP should not become an unfunded wishlist: there must be a high bar of viability for projects to be included, and a commensurately high bar for any subsequent decision to remove them from the pipeline. The inclusion and status of projects should be regularly reviewed by the Secretary of State, the Office of Rail and Road and, when established, Great British Railways and the Passenger Watchdog. (Recommendation, Paragraph 71) Type: conclusion | Number: 12 | Response status: partially_accepted Government response: Partially agree The Government agrees that any pipeline, particularly if published, must clearly distinguish between funded commitments and earlier-stage or aspirational proposals. The RNEP portfolio includes live schemes that have received funding and are progressing through stage-gated decision po