§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) what steps are being taken by his Department and the Strategic Rail Authority to ensure that the Association of Train Operating Companies provide the Rail Passengers Council with information regarding how the decision regarding plans for the SouthEast Network Railcard was arrived at; [50908]
(2) what correspondence has been received by his Department or the Strategic Rail Authority from the Rail Passengers Council regarding the Association of Train Operating Companies' proposals for the SouthEast Network Railcard; and if he will place copies of the correspondence in the Library. [50903]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe Rail Passengers Council (RPC) wrote to the Chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) on 26 March about the changes to the SouthEast Network Card. They requested that the SRA use its powers under licence conditions to ensure that the financial information on which these decisions were based is provided to the RPC. The SRA has obtained this information from ATOC and sent this forward to the RPC on 24 April.