Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 62718

Railways: Catering

Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 3 July 2025

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will have direct responsibility for the quality of (a) hot drinks and (b) other catering on nationalised rail services.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Catering services are a matter for each train operating company, whether publicly or privately owned, and they are responsible for their catering offer. The Department expects operators to tailor their catering provision to local needs while driving value...

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