A question on #RollingStock #SouthWesternRailway tabled by Gregory Stafford on 17-04-2025 has been answered by Simon Lightwood.

Heading: Rolling Stock: South Western Railway
Question ID: 1795182
UIN: 46620
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-17
Asking Member ID: 5351
Asking Member display name: Gregory Stafford
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Gregory Stafford
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the cost of rolling stock contract renegotiations on the nationalisation of South Western Railways.
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Date answered: 2025-04-29
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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: South Western Railways services will transfer into public ownership on 25 May 2025, as its National Rail Contract with the Department expires. New rolling stock leases will be in place prior to the date of transfer. The expected cost of renewing leases we...
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Answering body ID: 27
Answering body name: Department for Transport
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