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<p>Prior to the re-launch of the Franchising Programme in spring 2013, these costs
were not broken down to individual team level. Figures from April 2013 are as follows:</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Costs (£M)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2.29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>4.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>4.74</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>This represents the staff costs of those in franchise project teams
(including Contingent Labour where utilised), and administrative overheads where apportioned
to these teams.</p><p> </p><p>The costs of procuring the current Intercity East Coast
franchise (awarded 2015) were not charged to the public purse and are not included
in the above figures (these costs were covered by the Performance Bond that National
Express put forward following its default of the previous East Coast contract).</p>
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