Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been spent on the Competition and Markets Authority inquiry into the overlap between Arriva Buses and Arriva Trains in the area covered by the Northern Rail Franchise, including staff time and legal and consultants fees.

The Department for Transport estimates its spend on consultants fees for this inquiry was between £20,000 and £25,000 and that it spent less than £5,000 in staff time.