Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the financial performance of First Group's rail franchises, whether he plans to review First Group’s pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) passport.

The criteria under which the Department may undertake a review of any prequalification Passport are clearly set out in the Passport documentation, which is publicly available: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-franchising-pqq-passport-documentation. Should these criteria be met, the Department would undertake a review.