Question follow-through · 93778
South Western Railway: Nationalisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025, to Question 78720, on South West Railway: Nationalisation, whether the pubic purse is liable for potential (a) losses, (b) cost over-runs and (c) increases in costs.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 24 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 27 Nov 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025, to Question 78720, on South West Railway: Nationalisation, whether the pubic purse is liable for potential (a) losses, (b) cost over-runs and (c) increases in costs.
27 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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27 Nov 2025
Answer published
Under public ownership, the Government takes on all revenue and cost risk. This has largely been the case since the pandemic too, when Government implemented emergency contractual arrangements which involved taking on all revenue and the vast majority of ...
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