Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 122872

DfT Operator: Finance

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2026 to Question 120878, whether those efficiencies will contribute to a reduction in the rail passenger services subsidy in 2026–27.

Answer

Keir Mather
The Government expects efficiencies made through public ownership to contribute to a reduction in the rail passenger services subsidy during the Spending Review period of 2026-27 to 2028-29, inclusive. This includes £395m of efficiencies from corporate in...

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