Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 80455
Railways: Finance
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Chris Hinchliff
Labour — North East Hertfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the provisions of the forthcoming Railways Bill will permit cross-subsidisation between publicly owned and delivered rail services.
Answer
Keir MatherThe Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023 allow public authorities to take into account the possibility of grouping cost-covering services with non-cost-covering services when determining what rail services should be provided by a publi...
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