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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Education – in the House of Commons at 4:35 pm on 29 October 2012.

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Photo of Patrick McLoughlin Patrick McLoughlin The Secretary of State for Transport 4:35, 29 October 2012

I can assure my hon. Friend that I am very keen to get on with franchising, but he would expect me to wait for the recommendations of the Brown report and the Government to respond to it in a measured and appropriate way. I can give him the assurance he seeks: I am very keen to get on with franchising.