Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions in the last year he has met the rail Industry readiness Board.
Joseph Johnson, Minister of State for Transport, Minister for London: The Thameslink Industry Readiness Board is independently chaired by Chris Gibb and in his role as chair of this Board he has met or had conference calls with the Secretary of State for Transport on at least three occasions over the past year.
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