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Railways: Nationalisation

Commons · Question 5940 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 15 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has agreements, memoranda of understanding, or governance frameworks setting out the role of regional transport authorities in decisions relating to rail service levels, fleet allocation,

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 15 Jun 2026

There are no generic agreements, memoranda of understanding, or governance frameworks covering the subject set out in the question, although individual rail devolution agreements that existed prior to public ownership (such as with West Midlands Rail Exec...