Railways: Nationalisation
Commons · Question 87759 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the total value of (a) debts, (b) leases and (c) other liabilities per railway operator the Government will be taking on following completion of the railway nationalisation program
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 17 Nov 2025
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government implemented emergency contractual arrangements which involved taking on all revenue and the vast majority of cost risk from the train operating companies. Therefore, public ownership of these rail servi...