Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 86323

South Western Railway: Personnel Management

Tabled: 29 October 2025

Answered: 4 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2025 to Question 76344 on South Western Railway: Personnel Management, what the total cost to the Department for Transport Operator was of assuming (a) management and (b)

Answer

Keir Mather

There was no cost to Department for Transport Operator (DFTO) of assuming management of South Western Railway (SWR). SWR pays DFTO an annual management fee. DFTO did not assume payroll responsibilities for SWR, therefore there was no cost incurred. SWR ma...

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