Question follow-through · 8807
Great British Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what governance arrangements are proposed for Great British Railways under the Railways Bill.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 10 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 19 Jun 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what governance arrangements are proposed for Great British Railways under the Railways Bill.
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Railways Bill is focused on simplifying governance. The Bill sets out the functions of Great British Railways (GBR): what we expect it to do and its general duties: what we expect it to consider and achieve. It also sets out that the Transport Secreta...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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