§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the 1995–96 turnover and subsidy requirement under the section 52 agreement with the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising for(a) Great Western Trains, (b) LTS Rail and (c) South West Trains companies. [41257]
§ Mr. Watts[holding answer 3 November 1995]: I refer the hon. Member to my answer to the hon. Member for Fife, Central (Mr. McLeish), Official Report, 13 July, column 706. Negotiations between the franchising director and the British Railways Board on the support appropriate to each individual train operating company are yet to be completed. I will write to the hon. Member when the level of support has been agreed and will place a copy of the letter in the Library of the House.