Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 120879

DfT Operator: Training

Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding her Department has provided through DfT Operator Limited to increase the number of rail training places.

Answer

Keir Mather
The DfT funds DFTO Train Operating Companies directly for a range of activities including training, agreed during the rolling business planning process. This is currently not through DfT Operator Limited.