Office of Rail and Road
Commons · Question 129358 · Tabled 22 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Julia Buckley
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how competition regulations on state aid are applied by the Office of Rail and Road when assessing applications for Open Access rail services; and what changes are expected following the ORR's move into her Dep
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 28 Apr 2026
Under the current framework, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is responsible for making access decisions in line with its statutory duties. Moving forward, this will change as Great British Railways takes over responsibility for managing access to the ne...