Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 114852

Railways: West Midlands

Tabled: 23 February 2026

Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the likely impact of public ownership on fare levels in the West Midlands over the next five years; whether fare-setting powers will change substantively under Great British Rail

Answer

Keir Mather

Passenger affordability is a top priority for this government when setting rail fares. That is why this year we have taken the historic step of freezing regulated rail fares for the first time in 30 years, putting money back in hard working people’s pocke...

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