Merseyrail: Nationalisation
Commons · Question 20456 · Tabled 16 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will bring forward legislation to allow the Mayor of the Liverpool City Region to appoint a public sector operator to run Merseyrail services.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 19 Dec 2024
The Mayor of the Liverpool City Region already has the power to appoint a public sector operator to run Merseyrail services. There are no plans to change this.