Debates between Lord Johnson of Marylebone and Nigel Huddleston during the 2017-2019 Parliament

Share Page
2015-2017 Parliament
View all Parliaments

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Johnson of Marylebone and Nigel Huddleston
Thursday 24th May 2018

(6 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
Share Debate
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Nigel Huddleston Portrait Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire) (Con)
- Hansard -
- - Excerpts

What consideration has been given to breaking off the North Cotswold line into a stand-alone franchise once the GWR franchise comes to an end?

Lord Johnson of Marylebone Portrait Joseph Johnson
- Hansard -
-

My hon. Friend has raised this with the Department and with me on a number of occasions, and we continue to look at it. It seems, though, that a stand-alone, North Cotswold-line-only franchise would potentially be too small to be sustainable in its own right, as it would be only a small fraction of the size of what is currently the smallest franchise in the network.

Return to start of debate - Return to top of page