Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of how much each train operating company will receive as payment during the six months of Emergency Measures Agreements.

Franchisees will be paid a maximum of 2% of the cost base of the franchise before the COVID-19 pandemic began, payable as a lump sum at the end of the initial 6-month Emergency Measures Agreement period. A proportion of the fee will be conditional on operators meeting performance, passenger experience and efficiency targets.