Written questions

Railways: Nationalisation

2026-07-06 · Department for Transport · 16612 · Official question

Mr Richard Holden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2026 to Question 13228, what metrics her Department will use to assess whether train operators in public ownership are delivering for passengers; and whether she plans to publis

Answer

This Government is focused on ensuring that current and future operators in public ownership deliver real improvements for passengers. Working with the rail industry, we have simplified performance measurement so that track and train are aligned behind th...