Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the £4 million cost of contract RRSG0009 has been included in her Department's estimates of the costs and anticipated savings associated with establishing Great British Railways.

The £4 million cost of contract RRSG0009 is not included in the Department’s estimates of the anticipated savings associated with establishing Great British Railways. The contract provides access to specialist technical support. Not accessing this support could result in opportunity costs to realising rail reform benefits.