Written Question·Treasury·UIN 3226

Railways: Nationalisation

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Dr Kieran Mullan

ConservativeBexhill and Battle

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of public ownership of the railways on Government debt in the (a) short and (b) medium term.

Answer

Darren Jones
Both publicly and privately owned DfT-contracted train operating companies are already included in the public sector, classified by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as public non-financial corporations currently. A transfer of these DfT-contracted...

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