Question follow-through · 84269
Railways: Nationalisation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of nationalising the rail network on the Government's (a) balance sheet, (b) debt and (c) future liabilities in each of the next ten years.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 22 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 27 Oct 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of nationalising the rail network on the Government's (a) balance sheet, (b) debt and (c) future liabilities in each of the next ten years.
27 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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27 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) are responsible for classification decisions and measurement of public debt. Both publicly and privately owned DfT-contracted train operating companies are already included in the public sector, classified currentl...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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