Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 80455

Railways: Finance

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Chris Hinchliff

LabourNorth 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 Mather
The 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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