To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans his Department has to encourage public transport franchises to give customers the option of buying carnet tickets. (118341)

While the Department is supportive of carnet, this is a commercial matter for rail franchise operators.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much subsidy he expects to be paid to Virgin West Coast in each year until the end of the franchise. (118946)

This information was published in the Department's press release of 13 December 2006. A copy of this release is available on the DfT website at:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/.