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Date answered:
9 December 2004
After that date, the ScotRail franchise has benefited from the delivery of 222 new train carriages. The table shows how many new train carriages have been (a) ordered and (b) introduced.
I invite comments, in particular on what page 2 of the paper says about the preliminary stage timetable. I have a question on paragraph 7, on the preliminary stage timetable.
Paragraphs 1 to 4 of the code form an introduction and set out the scope of the code and the implications of not complying with it. Paragraphs 5 to 7 explain that the code covers proper persons, as I described earlier.