Strategic Rail Authority (Hansard, 15 July 2002)

§ James Purnell
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the Strategic Rail Authority will announce the preferred bidder for the Trans-Pennine Express franchise. [69435]

§ Mr. Jamieson
The Strategic Rail Authority has received Best and Final Offers from the three short-listed counterparties: Arriva, Connex, and the FirstGroup/Keolis consortium. The authority is evaluating those proposals and will make an announcement in due course.

§ Chris Grayling
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the accounting subsidiaries of the SRA. [69945]

§ Mr. Jamieson
I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs. May) on 2 July 2002,Official Report, column 214W.

§ Chris Grayling
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on what date the SRA first made a payment to Network Rail as a legal entity. [69943]

§ Mr. Jamieson
No payments have been made so far by the SRA to Network Rail.