Gloria De Piero
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West Coast Main Line
Gloria De Piero Excerpts(11 years, 7 months ago)
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Mr McLoughlin
I can understand my hon. Friend’s frustration, but there has been a huge amount of investment in the west coast main line and it is right and proper that after the initial nine months, during which we will set up the two-year interim contract, we should seek to get the best return for the taxpayer. I think that an open competition is the best way to do that.
Gloria De Piero (Ashfield) (Lab)
The Campaign for Better Transport has been quoted today as saying that operational changes in the Department have not been focused on passengers but have been all about the bottom line. Does it not have a point?