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date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Northern Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on replacing the Northern Rail franchise.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	1789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>We are developing contingency plans for the replacement of the current franchise with either a new short-term management contract with Northern or the Operator of Last Resort (OLR). If we find the operator to be in default of its current contract and that default was material and not capable of remedy, we have the right to terminate the current franchise. If such a right is exercised, a decision on next steps will be based on a full and rigorous analysis into what delivers the best outcomes for passengers and taxpayers and what would best enable the implementation of the forthcoming recommendations of the Williams Review.</p><p> </p><p>We will take a decision once we have the full information, and will provide Parliament with a full update on these next steps at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 25/10/2019 12:22:48 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

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registered interest
date	17/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the rail industry is accountable to Government.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	278597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department works closely with the rail industry to ensure it is held accountable, with regular meetings between industry and Ministers and officials. A number of robust reporting and risk management processes are in place to support this work. The Williams Rail Review will also consider the role of the Department as part of its thinking on wider reform.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/07/2019 16:15:59 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid