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Great British Railways: Finance

Commons · Question 115761 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 2 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2026 to Question 108458, what measures within the Support for Rail Passenger Services budget line will generate £199 million; and if she will publish a breakdown of the ind

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 2 Mar 2026

The £199 million efficiencies in the support for Rail Passenger Services line are expected to be delivered mostly from more efficient workforce management, economies of scale as private sector operating companies move into public ownership, and ticketing ...