HC Deb 07 February 2002 vol 379 cc1087-8W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 11 December 2001,Official Report, column 787W, on train operating companies, if he will provide details of the most recent advice from the Strategic Rail Authority to which his Department has had regard; and how often the Strategic Rail Authority monitors the performance of train operating company parent companies. [31592]

Mr. Jamieson

The Strategic Rail Authority monitors the performance of train operating companies, and their parent companies, on a continuous basis.