A question on #GreatBritishRailways tabled by Blake Stephenson on 09-06-2025 has been answered by Simon Lightwood.

Heading: Great British Railways
Question ID: 1810925
UIN: 58363
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-09
Asking Member ID: 5100
Asking Member display name: Blake Stephenson
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Blake Stephenson
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 46979 on Railways, what steps she plans to take to ensure that Great British Railways will have a relentless focus on passengers.
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Date answered: 2025-06-17
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Answering Member ID: 4943
Answering Member display name: Simon Lightwood
Answering Member handle: simonlightwood
Answering Member Twitter reference: @simonlightwood
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Answer text: GBR will have a statutory duty to run the railway in the interest of passengers. It will have the tools and operational independence it needs to plan and run the rail system on a long-term basis to meet the needs of current and future passengers.
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Answering body ID: 27
Answering body name: Department for Transport
Tweeted: true