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Mr. Hutton
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects tenders to be invited to operate the Furness and Cumbria coastal lines.
Mr. Freeman
The Barrow to Carlisle line will be tendered as part of North-West regional railways. The precise timing will be decided by the franchising director after his appointment under the Railways Bill when it has received Royal Assent.