Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 88361

Railways: Reform

Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 12 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the potential impact of (a) her rail reform policies and (b) the establishment of Great British Railways on costs to the public purse.

Answer

Keir Mather
The Impact Assessment presents an estimate of the set-up costs for Great British Railways and the Passenger Watchdog of approximately £200-400 million, with total transitional costs representing around 1-2% of the annual operational costs for DfT contract...
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