Question follow-through · 3551

Railways: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government's proposed socio-economic duty will apply to the operation of nationalised trains.

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 20 May 2026
Target answer date: 1 Jun 2026
Answer: 12 Jun 2026 · 23 calendar days after tabling

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20 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government's proposed socio-economic duty will apply to the operation of nationalised trains.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Jun 2026
Answer published
Section 1 of the Equality Act (Socio-Economic duty) is the responsibility of the Minister for Equalities. The Office for Equality & Opportunity is working toward commencement of the duty. We will work with the Cabinet Office on progress towards enactm...

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