United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 179394
West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise
Introduced
12 April 2021
Last action
19 April 2021 · Answer
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Answered
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Source updated
19 April 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons he is seeking to give a direct award to operate the West Coast Main Line franchise from 1 April 2022 instead of taking control of its operations via the Operator of Last Resort.
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Timeline
12 April 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons he is seeking to give a direct award to operate the West Coast Main Line franchise from 1 April 2022 instead of taking control of its operations via the Operator of Last Resort.
Source: Commons
19 April 2021
Answer
The Prior Information Notice provides the opportunity to develop a Direct Award in line with the Secretary of State’s duties under section 26 of the Railways Act. No decision has been made on West Coast franchise.
Source: Written answer
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-12/179394
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1307511
- uk · wq-1307511 · source updated 19 April 2021