Great British Railways: Finance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 89632 on Great British Railways: Finance, if she will publish the assumptions on passenger ridership growth that underpin the Department’s estimate of a £1.2 billion reduction in rail passenger services subsidy over the Spending Review period.
Answered by Keir Mather
The Department’s Spending Review settlement and additional commentary were set out on gov.uk. As is usual, the Department does not publish further detail. The reduction in the rail passenger services subsidy over the Spending Review period will be enabled through delivery of the public ownership programme, a relentless focus on improving operational performance and improvements for customers, and by driving passenger revenue growth.
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