Great British Railways: Finance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2026 to Question 105753, what assessment the Department has made of which specific budget lines will reduce as a result of the £199 million corporate initiatives efficiencies described as cash releasing.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
A breakdown of the forecasted £199m in corporate initiative efficiencies published in the Departmental Efficiency Plan described as cash releasing are included below by budget line as published in the departmental Supply Estimate.
Budget Line | 28/29 Cashable Efficiencies |
Central Administration | £0.234m |
Support for Rail Passenger Services | £199m |
Total corporate initiative cash releasing efficiencies: | £199.234m |
Beyond the efficiencies set out in the Departmental Efficiency Plan, the department has also made a commitment to reduce our administration budget over this period in line with the government’s overall aim to reduce administration costs by 15% by the end of the decade.
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