Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 120879
DfT Operator: Training
Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
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 MatherThe 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.