Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government which of the lines and stations used by services included in the East Coast franchise will be included in the proposed partnership arrangement between Network Rail and the operator from 2020, and which will be excluded.
The Department for Transport is currently considering the size and shape of the East Coast Partnership as we do prior to all our competitions for rail passenger services. Further details about the new East Coast Partnership will be set out in the coming months.