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Level Crossings: Tilbury

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 9 December 2025UIN 96032

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of Network Rail’s compliance with its statutory safety duties in relation to the risk of isolation of East Tilbury when level-crossing barriers remain down for extended periods due

Answered by Keir Mather

It is for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), as the independent regulator for rail safety in Great Britain, to assess Network Rail’s compliance with its statutory safety duties and enforce the law accordingly.

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