Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 90805
Train Operating Companies: Contracts
Tabled: 13 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to enable track access agreements longer than five years on the railway network.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe Government recognises the importance of certainty for operators when entering into track access agreements. The new access framework will enable GBR to offer this longer-term certainty to third parties – including contracts beyond 5 years.