Question reference: S6W-14280
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 24 January 2023
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 February 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any plans to alter or replace the Franchising Policy Statement, which was published by Transport Scotland in March 2021.
Answer
The current UK railway legislation, which the Scottish Ministers have no power to change, requires that the Scottish Ministers produce a Franchising Policy Statement. Delays to the reform of the UK railway legislation continue to cause uncertainty on the way in which the provision of passenger rail services will be arranged in the future.
At this time, the Scottish Ministers do not plan to amend or replace the current Franchising Policy Statement, which was published by Transport Scotland in March 2021.