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Written question asked by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Monday, 15 September 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 October 2025. It was answered by Keir Mather (Labour) on Friday, 17 October 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


c2c: Nationalisation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71243 on c2c: Nationalisation, how many (a) senior management and (b) specialist operational staff have left c2c since its transfer to public ownership on 20 July 2025; and what steps her Department has taken to retain such expertise within the publicly owned rail network.

Answer

Since c2c’s transfer to public ownership two months ago no senior management have left. Eight operational staff have left and have been or are being replaced. This is within usual levels of attrition and c2c continues to deploy its workforce planning strategies to ensure sufficient expertise.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
77154
Session
2024-26
Related items
c2c: Nationalisation
Monday, 8 September 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Nationalisation c2c
Link
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