Question follow-through · 27435
Railways: Subsidies
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Note 27 of her Department’s 2025/26 annual accounts, what estimate she has made of the level of public subsidy to rail services in each of the next five years.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 7 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Note 27 of her Department’s 2025/26 annual accounts, what estimate she has made of the level of public subsidy to rail services in each of the next five years.
9 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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15 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Department regularly forecasts the financial support required for passenger rail services as part of its financial planning. The precise level of subsidy in future years will depend on a range of factors, including passenger demand, farebox revenue, t...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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