Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 20456
Merseyrail: Nationalisation
Tabled: 16 December 2024
Answered: 19 December 2024
Named DayQuestion
Kim Johnson
Labour — Liverpool Riverside
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will bring forward legislation to allow the Mayor of the Liverpool City Region to appoint a public sector operator to run Merseyrail services.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe Mayor of the Liverpool City Region already has the power to appoint a public sector operator to run Merseyrail services. There are no plans to change this.