Written question asked by Lord Bradshaw (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 4 February 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 February 2015. It was answered by Baroness Kramer (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 12 February 2015 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
East Coast Rail Franchise: Legal Costs
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the recently completed East Coast Main Line franchise competition, how much they have spent on (1) legal, and (2) financial, advice.
- Answer
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The table below shows the total paid to external advisors for legal and financial advice to 30 January 2015 for the franchise competition (£-excluding VAT).
Advisors
Legal
Financial Advice
Total
1,196,957.24
1,250,538.00
As the Intercity East Coast franchise competition was the first competition to be run in full since the launch of the franchising programme in March 2013 some of these costs include advice on developing new policies and processes that will be of benefit in future franchise competitions.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL4679
- Session
- 2014-15
- Subjects
- Legal costs East Coast rail franchise
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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