Hammond cautious on report

摘要

In a statement delivered to the House of Commons shortly after Sir Roy McNulty published his final report from the Rail Value for Money Study on May 19, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said 'over the coming months, the government will consider the recommendations that are directed to them, and they will deliver their response later this year'. But he pointed out that many recommendations on franchises 'reflect the changes that the government has already announced. In addition, 1 can confirm today that my department will accept Sir Roy's recommendation that it should conduct a full review of fares policy, which will include addressing anomalies in the current system and the potential for much greater use of smart technology'.