Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the level of net Government support to the rail sector per passenger journey in December 2025.

Many rail industry processes, including payments under contracts with train operators, occur once each rail period, rather than by calendar month. Support given to operators is also subject to an adjustment process, as actual values for costs, capital expenditure and revenues can be higher or lower than the initial values upon which support is provided. It is therefore not yet possible to provide a value for December 2025, and it may also not be meaningful, given seasonality.