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Network Rail: Public Appointments

Asked by Laurence TurnerLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 7 April 2025UIN 43253

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made on the appointment of a new Chair of Network Rail.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Department plans to launch an open and fair recruitment to appoint a new permanent Chair of Network Rail and has appointed an Executive Search Agency to run the recruitment.

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