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Passenger Standards Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timeframe is for establishing the Passenger Standards Authority.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 4 Nov 2025
Target answer date: 11 Nov 2025
Answer: 14 Nov 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

4 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timeframe is for establishing the Passenger Standards Authority.
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Nov 2025
Answer published
As the Government has announced, Transport Focus will be strengthened to become the Passenger Watchdog. It will continue its operations throughout the transition period and can start building up its capability shortly after the Railways Bill receives Roya...

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