Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 5 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the financial impact of a direct award to Serco Caledonian Sleeper Ltd or a company owned and controlled by the Scottish Government for the operation of the Caledonian Sleeper service from June 2023.
In accordance with Scottish Ministers franchising policy statement, appropriate assessment of a direct award to Serco Caledonian Sleepers Ltd. is being made and Ministers will inform Parliament when this assessment is concluded.