Subject	Predicate	Object
EEJzXBEy	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	2N4YjIzm
	answer has answering person	Michael Penning
	answer text	No amendments have been made to the franchise agreement to date. The Department for Transport are in negotiations with the preferred bidders for the manufacture, maintenance and financing of the new rolling stock. Subject to these negotiations being brought to a successful conclusion, contracts are expected to be finalised within the first quarter of 2012.
	answer given date	2012-02-02
	answer has answering body	Department for Transport
	written answer has answering body	Department for Transport
Department for Transport	answering body has written answer	EEJzXBEy
Department for Transport	answering body has answer	EEJzXBEy
2N4YjIzm	question has answer	EEJzXBEy
Michael Penning	answering person has answer	EEJzXBEy