Written questions

Train Operating Companies: Contracts

Commons · Question 6030 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

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.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 14 Oct 2024

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.