Department for Transport: Civil Servants
Commons · Question 120647 · Tabled 13 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 6 March 2026 to WPQ 116586, whether her Department plans to publish details of the savings in fees otherwise payable to former private sector owners used to offset the increase in staf
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 23 Mar 2026
Once all services currently delivered under contract with the Department have transferred, public ownership is expected to save taxpayers up to an estimated £110-150 million every year on fees currently paid to privately-owned train operating companies. T...