Railways: Nationalisation
Commons · Question 98656 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the comparative operational performance of publicly owned rail operators versus privately owned rail operators since December 2024.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 23 Dec 2025
The Department for Transport holds all the operators that it funds to account for delivering performance for passengers. The Rail Minister meets regularly with the Managing Directors of train operators and their Network Rail counterparts to address poor p...