Written Question·Treasury·UIN 3226
Railways: Nationalisation
Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024
Question
Dr Kieran Mullan
Conservative — Bexhill 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 JonesBoth 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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