Letting Rail Franchises 2005-2007
THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
Letting Rail Franchises 2005-2007
Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Department for Transport
Letting Rail Franchises 2005-2007
HC 1047 Session 2007-2008
ISBN 978 0 10 295431 9
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Page 18, paragraph 2.13, last sentence: |
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This would imply government support of £926 million for | This would imply government support of £926 million for train services in these eight franchise areas - an overall reduction of about 55 per cent from the previous £2 billion. |
Page 19, paragraph 3.3, 6th sentence (line 13): |
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This means that 191 people standing on a 148 seat train would be the maximum for planning purposes, compared to 163 people under the previous standard. | This means that 192 people sitting and standing on a 148 seat train would be the maximum for planning purposes, compared to 163 people under the previous standard. |
October 2008
LONDON: The Stationery Office
The National Audit Office scrutinises public spending on behalf of Parliament. The Comptroller and Auditor General, Tim Burr, is an Officer of the House of Commons. He is the head of the National Audit Office which employs some 850 staff. He and the National Audit Office are totally independent of Government. He certifies the accounts of all Government departments and a wide range of other public sector bodies; and he has statutory authority to report to Parliament on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which departments and other bodies have used their resources. Our work saves the taxpayer millions of pounds every year: at least £9 for every £1 spent running the Office.
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This report has been prepared under Section 6 of the National Audit Act 1983 for presentation to the House of Commons in accordance with Section 9 of the Act.
Tim Burr
Comptroller and Auditor General
National Audit Office
19 September 2008
The National Audit Office study team consisted of:
Matthew Cain, Sophia Collingwood, Ian Derbyshire, Hannah Payne and Richard Wade, under the direction of Patricia Leahy
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REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL | HC 1047 Session 2007-2008 | 15 October 2008