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Great British Railways: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to allocate a multi-year funding settlement for (a) revenue and (b) capital to Great British Railways.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
14 May 2025
Target answer date
16 May 2025
Answer
22 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to allocate a multi-year funding settlement for (a) revenue and (b) capital to Great British Railways.

  2. 16 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 May 2025

    Answer published

    The recent consultation on reforming our railways proposed that the Secretary of State will be required to issue a High-Level Output Specification (HLOS) and Statement of Funds Available (SoFA) for GBR’s Infrastructure Operations, Maintenance and Renewals...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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