Question follow-through · 115551

Great British Railways: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 10 February 2026 to Questions 108456 and 108457 and 11 February 2026 to Question 108458, whether the corporate initiative efficiency saving in 2028–29 assumes changes in (a) passenger

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Department for Transport
Tabled
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
2 Mar 2026
Answer
2 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 10 February 2026 to Questions 108456 and 108457 and 11 February 2026 to Question 108458, whether the corporate initiative efficiency saving in 2028–29 assumes changes in (a) passenger

  2. 2 Mar 2026

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  3. 2 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The £199 million efficiencies in the Support for Rail Passenger Services line are expected to be delivered mostly from more efficient workforce management, economies of scale as private sector operating companies move into public ownership, and ticketing ...

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