Written Question: GBR Retail Website

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 28 May (HL40), whether they have now made an estimate of the capital and ongoing operating costs of developing, launching and maintaining the proposed Great British Railways ticketing website and mobile application.

Minister of State, Department for Transport (Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, CBE):

Potential estimates will not be published in advance of the launch and completion of the procurement process, as these are commercially sensitive.

We have recently communicated to the supplier market our target of launching the procurement process in late Summer/early Autumn.