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Merseyrail: Nationalisation

Asked by Kim JohnsonLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 19 December 2024UIN 20456

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will bring forward legislation to allow the Mayor of the Liverpool City Region to appoint a public sector operator to run Merseyrail services.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Mayor of the Liverpool City Region already has the power to appoint a public sector operator to run Merseyrail services. There are no plans to change this.

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