Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 90085
Railways: Costs
Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 21 November 2025
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the rail network in each of the next five years.
Answer
Keir MatherFor the next three financial years (2026/27 to 2028/29 inclusive) the Department estimates the net cost to the public purse could be c£9bn a year on average, including passenger services, Network Rail’s operations, maintenance and renewal (OMR) and enhanc...
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