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c2c: Nationalisation

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 17 October 2025UIN 77154

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71243 on c2c: Nationalisation, how many (a) senior management and (b) specialist operational staff have left c2c since its transfer to public ownership on 20 July 2025; and what steps her Department has taken to retain such expertise within the publicly owned rail network.

Answered by Keir Mather

Since c2c’s transfer to public ownership two months ago no senior management have left. Eight operational staff have left and have been or are being replaced. This is within usual levels of attrition and c2c continues to deploy its workforce planning strategies to ensure sufficient expertise.

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