Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee

The Sale of Eurostar inquiry

Status: Closed Opened: 26 Oct 2015 Closed: 12 May 2016 1 report

The sale of the UK government’s entire financial interest in Eurostar, its 40% stake and preference share, was well run by the government and generated proceeds of £757.1 million. This success is, however, significantly exceeded by UK taxpayers' investment in the Eurostar train service which amounts to approximately £3 billion. This inquiry examines the general …

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
16th Report - The Sale of Eurostar HC 564 20 Jan 2016 0

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
18 Nov 2015 Session View ↗

Correspondence

2 letters
DateDirectionTitle
26 Oct 2016 Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary to the Department for Transport rel…
18 Jul 2016 Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary to the Department for Transport rel…