Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 29843

Railways: Mayors

Tabled: 6 February 2025
Answered: 14 February 2025

Question

Alex Mayer

LabourDunstable and Leighton Buzzard

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the proposed statutory powers of Metro Mayors for rail services will operate under Great British Railways.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The statutory role for mayors in governing, managing, planning and developing the rail network intends to bring decision making within Great British Railways as close as possible to local communities. This will empower local leaders and support the develo...

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