Rail Investment

Anne Main Excerpts
Thursday 25th November 2010

(13 years, 12 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Hammond
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That is part of the Thameslink project—12-car trains running with Southeastern—and it will go ahead.

Anne Main Portrait Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con)
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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?

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Hammond
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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.