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Train Operating Companies

Commons · Question 11722 · Tabled 22 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 29 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June to Question 9171, what the subsidy requirement was for each train operating company in 2025-26 compared with the forecast used in the Department's Main Estimate.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 29 Jun 2026

The department does not intend to publish operator-level comparisons of subsidy requirement against forecast ahead of the publication of Train Operating Companies’ final audited accounts and financial statements. This is because the underlying revenue an...