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Railways: Nationalisation

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 24 October 2025UIN 82409

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 13 October 2025 on Transfer of Greater Anglia’s Services into Public Ownership, HCWS949, whether her Department plans to (a) define and (b) publish guidance on best practice across publicly-owned train operating companies; and who will be responsible for monitoring compliance with those standards.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Ahead of the establishment of Great British Railways, public sector operators are managed by Department for Transport Operator Limited (DFTO), the Government’s public sector owning group. As more services move into public ownership, DFTO will be able to identify and share examples of what works well among public sector operators, in turn driving improvement across the railways.

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