Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 113403

Railways: Finance

Tabled: 12 February 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Rebecca Smith

ConservativeSouth West Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of moving to a ten-year rail funding settlement to support long-term planning, value for money, and whole-life asset management.

Answer

Keir Mather
We have considered the appropriate length of rail funding settlements as part of rail reform and the establishment of Great British Railways. Five-years of infrastructure funding, resulting in a five-year delivery plan, has been established as the appropr...

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