Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 101853
Railways: Passengers
Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Railways Bill will include a statutory target for passenger growth.
Answer
Keir MatherThe Railways Bill was published on 5 November and will be debated at Committee stage later this month. GBR, as a passenger operator, will be incentivised to grow passenger numbers and will have a number of legal duties to support this. This includes dutie...
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