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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...