Question follow-through · 92672
Great British Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2025 to Question 88882 on Great British Railways, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of establishing and operating the regulatory oversight function
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 19 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 28 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2025 to Question 88882 on Great British Railways, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of establishing and operating the regulatory oversight function
24 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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28 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Railways Bill gives ORR a statutory power to levy a fee, providing stable and predictable funding to support its independence and effective operation. ORR's own analysis has been reflected in the SR settlement for 2026–27 to 2028–29. Final funding lev...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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