Question follow-through · 12907

Railways: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June to Question 9171, from which budgets within the Department the additional £65.5 million required for Support for Passenger Rail Services in 2025-26 was funded.

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Department for Transport
Tabled
24 Jun 2026
Target answer date
29 Jun 2026
Answer
29 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June to Question 9171, from which budgets within the Department the additional £65.5 million required for Support for Passenger Rail Services in 2025-26 was funded.

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The department uses periodic forecasting processes to understand and manage variances to its budgets. This is done at the Department Expenditure Limit (DEL) control total level and therefore is not attributed to any specific programmes or budgets.

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