THE UK Transport Secretary is under fresh pressure to give details about the internal UK Government review of the West Coast Main Line franchise fiasco as David Cameron revealed he intervened in the case.
THE UK Transport Secretary is under fresh pressure to give details about the internal UK Government review of the West Coast Main Line franchise fiasco as David Cameron revealed he intervened in the case.
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MICHAEL SETTLE UK POLITICAL EDITOR
Louise Ellman, chairwoman of the House of Commons Transport Committee, in a letter to Patrick McLoughlin asks him about the terms of reference for the so-called "independent review".
She writes: "There have been press reports that three Department for Transport staff have been suspended as a result of the cancellation of the West Coast Main Line franchise competition. Could you confirm this, say at what grade the suspended staff are employed, confirm their tasks and role with respect to the West Coast Main Line franchise and confirm what reporting arrangements operated between them and the relevant ministers?"
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