PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Railways: North of England (20 February 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers he has to vary, suspend and terminate the current tendering process for Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises.
Asked by:
Karl Turner (Labour)
Asked by:
Karl Turner (Labour)
Answer
As part of the Department’s standard procurement process, the Secretary of State expressly reserves the right to make whatever changes he sees fit to the structure and timing of the procurement process or to cancel the process in its entirety at any stage. This arrangement is not particular to the Northern and Transpennine Express franchises.
Answered by:
Claire Perry (Conservative)
25 February 2015
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