Written questions

Railways: Catering

Commons · Question 62718 · Tabled 25 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 3 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will have direct responsibility for the quality of (a) hot drinks and (b) other catering on nationalised rail services.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 3 Jul 2025

Catering services are a matter for each train operating company, whether publicly or privately owned, and they are responsible for their catering offer. The Department expects operators to tailor their catering provision to local needs while driving value...