§ Lord Skelmersdaleasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have revised their instructions and guidance to the Franchising Director.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport (Viscount Goschen)My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Transport has today written to the Franchising Director enclosing a new, consolidated version of his objectives, instructions and guidance (OIG). This consolidated version, which is being produced for ease of reference, does not change the Franchising Director's objectives, nor does it materially alter his instructions and guidance, other than to omit those sections of the previous version28WA of the OIG which are now out of date. A copy of the letter, and the attachments to it have been placed in the Library of the House.