Anne Main
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(14 years ago)
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Mr Hammond
That is part of the Thameslink project—12-car trains running with Southeastern—and it will go ahead.
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con)
I hugely welcome the proposed new fleet, but, given the delays that Bombardier caused for First Capital Connect by the late delivery of trains, what discussions will the Secretary of State have with those who are to build the trains, to ensure that they deliver the rolling stock on time?
Mr Hammond
When we contract for, or enter into arrangements to support the contracting of, rolling stock, we will look to see that there are effective penalty arrangements to make it extremely costly for anybody to fail to deliver on time what they are supposed to deliver.