Written questions

Great British Railways: Functions

Commons · Question 89595 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the cost implications of transferring research and advisory functions from Network Rail to Great British Railways.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 18 Nov 2025

Network Rail and its functions will become a foundational part of Great British Railways (GBR) as it is stood up. It is therefore unlikely that there will be significant costs in transferring functions currently within Network Rail into GBR. However, deta...