Train Operating Companies: Finance
Commons · Question 9171 · Tabled 11 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's Main Estimate 2025-26, whether the forecast £464.6 million reduction in net subsidy to Train Operating Companies relative to 2024-25 will be achieved; and what contingency pla
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 17 Jun 2026
The 2025-26 final outturn for Support for Passenger Rail Services was £2,159.2 million. This represented an actual reduction of £399.1 million, which is 86 per cent of the forecast £464.6 million reduction. The outturn was fully funded from within the Dep...