Written question asked by John McDonnell (Labour) on Friday, 4 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 March 2005. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Monday, 14 March 2005 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funds he has set aside to compensate train operating companies in the event of industrial disputes on the railways in the 2004-05 financial year.

Answer: John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what funds he has set aside to compensate train operating companies in the event of industrial disputes on the railways in the 2004-05 financial year. [221004] Mr. McNulty: None. Payments of this sort are made entirely at the discretion of the Strategic Rail Authority and there may well be years in which none is made. No specific provision is therefore made and any payment would have to be funded from within the SRA's existing budgets.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c4W; 221004
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Compensation Industrial disputes Railways Train operating companies
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk