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Written question asked by Lilian Greenwood (Labour) on Monday, 1 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 December 2014. It was answered by Claire O'Neill (Conservative) on Monday, 8 December 2014 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


East Coast Main Line: Fares

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the InterCity East Coast Franchise Agreement contains a quantified description of the planned future structure and approach to determining the level of unregulated fares.

Answer

There are no requirements relating to unregulated fares contained within the new InterCity East Coast franchise agreement. However, Inter City Railways Limited have committed to reducing standard anytime fares, which are regulated, by 10% from May 2015.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
216559
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Fares East Coast main line East Coast rail franchise
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk