Railways: Civil Liability
Commons · Question 94045 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the policy rationale is for clause 31(7) of the Railways Bill, which provides that the obligation to provide or secure the provision of designated railway passenger services does not give rise to civil lia
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 27 Nov 2025
Clause 31(7) of the Bill makes it clear that the Secretary of State, Scottish Ministers or Welsh Ministers cannot be found liable for breach of statutory duty (which allows a person to claim damages in tort) when they provide or secure designated railway ...