{"value":{"id":1908108,"askingMemberId":5255,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-05-20T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-06-01T00:00:00","uin":"3551","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government's proposed socio-economic duty will apply to the operation of nationalised trains.","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4993,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-06-12T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Section 1 of the Equality Act (Socio-Economic duty) is the responsibility of the Minister for Equalities.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Equality &amp; Opportunity is working toward commencement of the duty. We will work with the Cabinet Office on progress towards enactment and the interaction with Rail Reform.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Railways: Nationalisation","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1908108","method":"GET"}]}