Andrew Jones corrected a written answer on Railways: North of England
Lilian Greenwood (Labour, Nottingham South) asked written question 27906 on 23 February 2016. Andrew Jones answered on 26 February 2016 for the Department for Transport, and Andrew Jones corrected the answer on 1 March 2016. The corrected text adds the figures 111, 116, 123, 136, 144, 157, which the original did not give. Altogether 127 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the premium and subsidy profile of the new TransPennine Express franchise will be in each year of that franchise's operation.
Original and corrected answer
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | As well bringing in additional services, increased capacity, reduced fares for 16-18 year olds and jobseekers, and new cross-border services, the new Transpennine Franchise will, unlike the previous one awarded in 2003, be a premia paying franchise. The premium payments are set out below in both nominal terms and in real (i.e. constant) terms in 2015/16 prices. | | TPE Financial Subsidy/(Premium) | £m | Nominal | Real – 2015/16 Prices Year 1 | Core | 5 | 5 Year 2 | Core | (7) | (6) Year 3 | Core | (20) | (19) Year 4 | Core | (52) | (46) Year 5 | Core | (99) | (85) Year 6 | Core | (111) | (93) Year 7 | Core | (144) | (116) Year 8 | Option | (157) | (123) Year 9 | Option | (179) | (136) Total | 9 years | (763) | (621) |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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