Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 90333

Great British Railways: Dispute Resolution

Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Jerome Mayhew

ConservativeBroadland and Fakenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms will her Department establish to resolve disputes between Great British Railways and devolved administrations over service provision.

Answer

Keir Mather
The Railways Bill has been introduced to end the outdated model of franchising and structural fragmentation that inhibits how the railway is run. The vision for the future relationship between GBR and devolved operators is one of collaboration between pub...

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