Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide an update on the nationalisation of East Midlands Railway.

The Government is committed to bringing rail passenger services back into public ownership. We expect the transfer of passenger services operated under contract with the Department to complete by the end of 2027. Ahead of transferring into public ownership, the Department and DFTO continue to work with EMR to restore the full intercity timetable as soon as operating conditions allow. Decisions on further transfers into public ownership, including the transfer of East Midlands Railway's services, will be taken in due course.