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Debate between Lord Johnson of Marylebone and Nigel Huddleston
Thursday 24th May 2018

(5 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nigel Huddleston Portrait Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire) (Con)
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What consideration has been given to breaking off the North Cotswold line into a stand-alone franchise once the GWR franchise comes to an end?

Lord Johnson of Marylebone Portrait Joseph Johnson
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My hon. Friend has raised this with the Department and with me on a number of occasions, and we continue to look at it. It seems, though, that a stand-alone, North Cotswold-line-only franchise would potentially be too small to be sustainable in its own right, as it would be only a small fraction of the size of what is currently the smallest franchise in the network.