Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 111454

Railways: Government Assistance

Tabled: 6 February 2026

Answered: 23 February 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether estimates of net Government support per passenger journey are used internally by her Department for (a) budgeting, (b) business planning and (c) performance monitoring purposes; and in which internal do

Answer

Keir Mather

As explained in response to Question 89632, the reduction in the rail passenger services subsidy over the Spending Review period will be primarily driven by passenger ridership and revenue continuing to recover post COVID-19 and efficiencies and savings b...

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