Railways: Marketing and Sponsorship
Commons · Question 6338 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what budgetary guidance is provided to nationalised passenger train operators concerning their marketing, advertising and sponsorship spending arrangements.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 22 Jun 2026
The guidance to publicly owned train companies is the same as to the companies operating under National Rail Contracts. All passenger train operators are expected to act in a commercial and agile manner in encouraging more people to catch the train, inclu...