Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 94306

Railways: Private Sector

Tabled: 25 November 2025

Answered: 3 December 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what analysis she has undertaken of the impact of the Railways Bill on private sector investment and innovation within the rail industry; and if she will publish that analysis.

Answer

Keir Mather

Establishing GBR through the Railways Bill will provide an integrated approach and greater longer-term certainty for rail, giving the private sector the confidence it needs to invest and support innovation throughout the sector. The Railways Bill Impact A...

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