Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has received evidence of (a) profit share disputes or (b) malpractice by London and South Eastern Railway in addition to those identified in relation to HS1.

The Department continues to engage with the Independent Committee, formed by the Chairs of Go-Ahead Group and Keolis UK, to correctly identify all historic balances relating to the London South Eastern Railway (LSER) franchise which are due back to the Department. This includes the correct level of profit due through contracted ‘profit share’ arrangements.