Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 27582

Railways: Scotland

Tabled: 30 January 2025

Answered: 7 February 2025

Question

Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has conducted a study of the (a) financial and (b) operational impact of rail nationalisation in Scotland.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

Decisions regarding ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper services are a devolved matter for the Scottish Government. My officials engage closely with devolved counterparts on their experiences of nationalisation.