§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when a rail franchise passes to the successful company in the event of an existing train operating company failing to secure the renewal of its franchise; and what extra monitoring of service standards will be put in place during the transitional period. [119483]
§ Mr. HillThe shadow Strategic Rail Authority will agree a date with interested parties. Normal monitoring standards that are contained within the terms of the franchise agreements will apply.