To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when the inclusion in rail franchise contracts of revenue support clauses was last reviewed; and when he next plans to review the inclusion of such clauses in those contracts. (284688)

The revenue share and revenue support clauses are part of the template franchise agreement and National Rail Franchise Terms that the Department for Transport has used as the basis of all recent franchise competitions. The National Rail Franchise Terms were reviewed in preparation for the last franchise competition, South Central, although no substantive changes were made to these clauses at that time. We will assess such clauses again in the course of our preparations for future franchise competitions.