Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 105752

Great British Railways: Finance

Tabled: 14 January 2026

Answered: 22 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) up-front and (b) ongoing costs are for the corporate initiatives underpinning the projected efficiency saving by 2028–29; and how much of those costs relate to (i) AI, (ii) digital tools and (iii)

Answer

Simon Lightwood

As set out in the Departmental Efficiency Plan, the forecast efficiencies of £199m in 28/29 from corporate initiatives will come from a wide range of activities such as workforce reform, estate reform, greater use of AI and digital tools and de-duplicatio...

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