HC Deb 08 January 2002 vol 377 c604W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what is his latest estimate of the completion date for the new franchise agreements for(a) Chiltern, (b) South West Trains and (c) South Central. [21852]

Mr. Jamieson

It is not generally helpful to speculate about franchise completion dates as this may constrain the Strategic Rail Authority in negotiations with train operators and thus make it more difficult to achieve best value for public money.