Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 74448
Railways: Nationalisation
Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025
Question
Dr Scott Arthur
Labour — Edinburgh South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to ensure that rail workers maintain their (a) pay and (b) working conditions when their rail company is moved into public ownership.
Answer
Simon LightwoodAs rail passenger services are transferred into public ownership, staff employed by the privately-owned operator transfer to the public sector operator in accordance with Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations, protecting their co...
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