Written question asked by Lord Berkeley (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 November 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 November 2015. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Monday, 23 November 2015 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Railways: Franchises
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures the Department for Transport has taken to ensure that the appointment of the Managing Director of ScotRail Alliance to the Network Rail Executive Committee does not give a commercial advantage to Abellio in respect of future franchise bids across the UK.
- Answer
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The Managing Director of the ScotRail Alliance has now also been appointed as Managing Director Scotland within Network Rail and, as part of his new role, will sit on Network Rail’s Executive Committee. He is an employee of Network Rail in both roles, but continues to report to the head of Abellio UK in his capacity of running the ScotRail Alliance only.
It is for Network Rail and any individual concerned to ensure that no conflicts of interest are allowed to affect the conduct of the company’s business.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL3544
- Session
- 2015-16
- Subjects
- Conflict of interests Franchises Railways Network Rail ScotRail Abellio Group
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