PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Directly Operated Railways (2 September 2014)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what total mobilisation costs have been incurred by each franchise operated by Directly Operated Railways since 6 May 2010.
Asked by:
Lilian Greenwood (Labour)
Asked by:
Lilian Greenwood (Labour)
Answer
The only franchise operated by Directly Operated Railways (DOR) since 6 May 2010 is InterCity East Coast. The costs for mobilising DOR to take over the running of that franchise in November 2009, as reported by the National Audit Office (NAO), were £5.6 million. The full NAO report was published 22 March 2011 and is available on the NAO website at http://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/1011824.pdf.
Answered by:
Claire Perry (Conservative)
5 September 2014
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