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Train Operating Companies: Contracts

Asked by Grahame MorrisLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 6030

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes by train operating companies managed by DfT OLR Holdings Ltd to contracts with rail suppliers on (a) cost risk and (b) performance.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Department expects all train operators to manage suppliers appropriately and deliver reliable services for passengers while minimising costs for taxpayers, whether they are in the private or public sector.

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