Select Committee · Transport Committee

Coronavirus: emergency measures for the railways

Status: Closed Opened: 21 Oct 2020 Closed: 29 Apr 2021

This one-off session is to scrutinise the Government's emergency measures (namely the Emergency Measures Agreements and the Emergency Recovery Management Agreements) to support rail operators through the pandemic. The Committee will question witnesses on: the financial arrangements within these contracts, with a view to consider whether they offer the taxpayer value for money; and how … Show more

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
18 Nov 2020 Chris Heaton-Harris MP · Northern Ireland Office, Dominic Booth · Abellio Group, Katy Taylor · Go-Ahead Group, Neil Hart · Department for Transport, Peter Wilkinson · Department for Transport, Steve Montgomery · FirstRail View ↗

Who gave evidence

6 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Chris Heaton-Harris MP · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Office 1
Dominic Booth · Managing Director Abellio Group 1
Katy Taylor · Chief Strategy and Customer Officer Go-Ahead Group 1
Neil Hart · Deputy Director for Passenger Services Department for Transport 1
Peter Wilkinson · Managing Director of Passenger Services Department for Transport 1
Steve Montgomery · Managing Director FirstRail 1