Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 78101

DfT Operator: Staff

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Grahame Morris

LabourEasington

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the funding arrangements are for the (a) Department for Transport Operator Limited and (b) transfer of staff from Rail Service, Rail Strategy and Reform and Corporate Delivery.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Department for Transport Operator Limited (formerly DfT OLR Holding Limited) is the government’s public sector rail owning group and is currently funded by charging its train operating company subsidiaries for services provided but also by dividends when ...

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