Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the partnership comprising Arup, SNC-Lavalin Transport Advisory (InterFleet) and EY to provide services to support him with his duties as operator of last resort, was extended when the original two year contract expired in November 2017.
Yes. The original contract is capable of being extended for a period of up to 12 months. The Department exercised 6 months of this extension in November 2017.