Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 17033

Railways: Nationalisation

Tabled: 29 November 2024
Answered: 9 December 2024

Question

Luke Taylor

Liberal DemocratSutton and Cheam

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking through her policy of public ownership of the railways to (a) tackle last-minute train cancellations and (b) improve service reliability.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Ministers have been clear that rail services have been failing passengers. Bringing train operations into public ownership is the first step in the Government’s plan to improve the railways for passengers and taxpayers. Great British Railways, when establ...

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