Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 120914

Department for Transport: Civil Servants

Tabled: 16 March 2026

Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2026 to Question 116586, what estimate her Department has made of the level of fees not being paid to former private sector train operating companies as a result of the public

Answer

Keir Mather

Public ownership will save taxpayers up to an estimated £110-150 million every year on fees currently paid to privately-owned train operating companies, once all services currently delivered under contract with the Department have transferred.The increase...

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