Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 89356

Railways: Wales

Tabled: 10 November 2025

Answered: 18 November 2025

Question

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat — Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commission an independent assessment of the financial and operational implications of fully devolving rail infrastructure and services to the Welsh Government.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The UK and Welsh Governments are focussed on transformation of the rail sector, modernising and improving rail services and delivering a more integrated, accountable, and passenger-focused railway. As part of the wider rail reform agenda, and through cont...

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