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Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 24 October 2025UIN 82746

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms her Department uses to ensure consistency in (a) data reporting and (b) financial control between Great British Railways and devolved transport bodies.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The creation of Great British Railways (GBR) will bring about changes in the way that rail services are managed, and in the way rail operates as a whole. In its role as the ‘directing mind’, GBR will integrate track and train at a local level to better deliver for passengers, taxpayers, and freight customers and to unlock growth.

Given GBR is not yet established, detailed work on its design, implementation, and interactions with other bodies remains underway.

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