East Midlands Rail Franchise Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

East Midlands Rail Franchise

Jim Cunningham Excerpts
Thursday 11th April 2019

(5 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrew Jones Portrait Andrew Jones
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The bids for the west coast franchise will be assessed and the franchise awarded in the normal way. I am slightly puzzled by the Labour party’s position on this. After the east coast main line affair last year, Labour was broadly suggesting that Stagecoach should not be allowed to bid for anything; now it is broadly suggesting that it is bad to take away any franchises from it.

Jim Cunningham Portrait Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)
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Can the Minister clarify the situation with Virgin on the west coast main line? And I do not want a lecture about the Labour party’s stance; I want a straight answer.