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Written question asked by Barry Sheerman (Labour) on Thursday, 16 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 January 2005. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Monday, 10 January 2005 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Dept for Transport

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Strategic Rail Authority will take account of the actions of First Group in the United States when deciding on the franchise of the East Coast Line; whether it is within the remit of the Strategic Rail Authority to take into account the poor punctuality and reliability of First Group's buses when deciding on the franchise of the East Coast Line.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
429 c153-4W; 206821;206822
Session
2004-05
Subjects
FirstGroup East Coast rail franchise
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk