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Great British Railways

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 17 June 2025UIN 58363

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 46979 on Railways, what steps she plans to take to ensure that Great British Railways will have a relentless focus on passengers.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

GBR will have a statutory duty to run the railway in the interest of passengers. It will have the tools and operational independence it needs to plan and run the rail system on a long-term basis to meet the needs of current and future passengers.

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