PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(12 February 2026)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rail decarbonisation policies on costs to consumers.
Asked by:
Rebecca Smith (Conservative)
Asked by:
Rebecca Smith (Conservative)
Answer
The impact of rail decarbonisation policies on consumers is very minimal, as measures such as electrification of track and train are implemented over multi-year infrastructure investment cycles, and are not passed through to consumers in full via ticket prices. As such, the department has not made an estimate. Rail is also already a comparatively low-carbon mode of travel.
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