Baroness Randerson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Randerson on 2015-11-30.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many officials in the Department for Transport are expected to be working as part of the rail franchising team in 2016–17, 2017–18, and 2018–19.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

The information is not held in the format requested. Staff working in franchising sit in Passenger Services, with other staff carrying out much wider roles.

The number of people (permanent and temporary) working in Passenger Services as at 31st March 2015 was 221.

The number as of 1st December 2015 is 235.

Our forecast requirements for future years are as follows:

2016/17 246.25 Full-Time Equivalents

2017/18 246.25 Full-Time Equivalents

2018/19 234.25 Full-Time Equivalents