| Heading: |
Railways: Nationalisation |
| Question ID: |
1803969 |
| UIN: |
HL7561 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-19 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3526 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Berkeley
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Lord Berkeley
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how bringing railways into public ownership will (1) reduce operating costs, (2) deliver economic growth, (3) improve delivery for passengers and freight operators, (4) reduce cost to passe |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-27 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4972 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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| Answer text: |
Bringing train operations into public ownership is the first step in the Government’s plans for wider rail reform, including establishing Great British Railways (GBR). Under public ownership, passenger services will be operated in the interests of passeng... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |