{"value":{"id":1925259,"askingMemberId":14,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-07-07T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-07-21T00:00:00","uin":"HL1757","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government what was the total cost of their payments to the rail industry in the financial year 2024–25.","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4972,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-07-22T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>In their annual report on rail industry finance in the UK, the Office of Rail and Road set out a total government support figure of £21.6 billion in financial year 2024-25.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Railways: Expenditure","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1925259","method":"GET"}]}