Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has plans to bring further rail franchises under the operator of last resort.
The Operator of Last Resort (OLR) function exists to discharge the Secretary of State’s duties under Section 30 of the Railways Act 1993. In deciding whether to transfer an operator to the OLR, the Secretary of State has regard to the Statement of Policy on the exercise of the Secretary of State's power under section 26(1) of the Railways Act 1993.