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Written question asked by Lord Bradshaw (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 12 October 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 October 2016. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 October 2016 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Northern Rail Franchise

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the likely costs to Arriva of the management time, consultants fees and legal expenses involved in the Competition and Markets Authority inquiry into the overlap between Arriva Buses and Arriva Trains in the area covered by the Northern Rail Franchise.

Answer

This information is not held by the Department for Transport and would be a matter for Arriva to disclose. The costs do not form part of the franchise payments.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2258
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Bus services Competition Expenditure Arriva Competition and Markets Authority Northern rail franchise
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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