PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
East Midlands Rail Franchise (9 October 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of Intercity trains that stop at Kettering he plans will also stop at (a) Market Harborough, (b) Loughborough, (c) Beeston, (d) East Midlands Parkway and (e) Derby in response to the East Midlands Train Consultation.

Asked by:
Mohammad Yasin (Labour)

No firm decision on rail services in the next East Midlands franchise has yet been taken. The next franchise starts in August 2019. Invitations to Tender are due to be issued to potential bidders in April 2018. All options for rail services in the next franchise are subject to analysis of the potential benefits and our consultation with stakeholders, which closed on 11 October.

Answered by:
Paul Maynard (Conservative)
17 October 2017