Oral Question·Department for Transport
“What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail services.”
Tabled: 4 June 2026Answered: 11 June 2026
Asked by
Jeff Smith
Labour — Manchester Withington
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Transport
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Keir Mather)
Great British Railways will create a railway run by the people for the people, turning the tide on a decade of decline under the previous Government. Eighty per cent of the rail journeys that will ultimately be run by GBR are now being run by publicly owned operators, and we are already seeing more reliable services as a result.