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Railways: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to help ensure that public railway operators achieve passenger growth.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
30 Jul 2024
Target answer date
2 Sept 2024
Answer
6 Sept 2024 · 38 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to help ensure that public railway operators achieve passenger growth.

  2. 2 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    We are committed to delivering a unified and simplified rail system that focuses on improved services for passengers and better value for taxpayers, ending years of fragmentation and waste. We will establish Great British Railways as the directing mind in...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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