Railways: Franchises
Transport
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood, Labour)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department has spent on (a) legal advice and (b) consultation in respect of its dealings with each train operating company and the franchise each holds.
Norman Baker (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Regional and Local Transport), Transport; Lewes, Liberal Democrat)
holding answer
I regret that the information requested can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.