Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 82737
Train Operating Companies: Nationalisation
Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of private operator exit arrangements during the transition to Great British Railways.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe process to close National Rail Contracts is set out in the contract themselves which are published on the gov.uk website. The process ensures value for money for the taxpayer is protected from the outgoing operator as the balance sheets are unwound an...
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