PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
South Western Railway: Catering (18 January 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department’s authorisation was required for South Western Railway to terminate its on-board catering contract with Elior.
Asked by:
Marsha De Cordova (Labour)
Asked by:
Marsha De Cordova (Labour)
Answer
Under the terms of the Emergency Recovery Measures Agreement, South Western Railway was required to seek the approval of the Secretary of State to terminate the Elior catering contract.
It had became clear to South Western Railway and Elior that in the current circumstances the terms of the contract were not financially viable.
Answered by:
Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative)
22 January 2021
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