Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 104273

Passenger Transport Executives

Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Laurence Turner

LabourBirmingham Northfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any agreements have been entered into under Section 13 of the Railways Act 2005 since the passage of that Act; and whether any such agreements are currently in force.

Answer

Keir Mather
The Department does not have a record of any agreements under Section 13 of the Railways Act 2005 since its passage. Agreements can be made with the Secretary of State or a franchise operator. There are no agreements currently in force through this provis...

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