Responding to a letter from business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, Peter Hebblethwaite said all relevant authorities were notified on 17 March – a day before the line announced it was making hundreds of its employees redundant and planned to replace them with agency workers.
The move has sparked outrage throughout travel, among unions and government, with two parliamentary select committees set to join forces on Thursday (24 March) to hold a one-off evidence session.
