Railways: Finance
Commons · Question 12907 · Tabled 24 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Ashley Fox
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June to Question 9171, from which budgets within the Department the additional £65.5 million required for Support for Passenger Rail Services in 2025-26 was funded.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 29 Jun 2026
The department uses periodic forecasting processes to understand and manage variances to its budgets. This is done at the Department Expenditure Limit (DEL) control total level and therefore is not attributed to any specific programmes or budgets.