Railways: Nationalisation
Commons · Question 74448 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Scott Arthur
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to ensure that rail workers maintain their (a) pay and (b) working conditions when their rail company is moved into public ownership.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 10 Sep 2025
As rail passenger services are transferred into public ownership, staff employed by the privately-owned operator transfer to the public sector operator in accordance with Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations, protecting their co...