Sheila Gilmore
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(11 years, 5 months ago)
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Mr McLoughlin
I welcome Hitachi’s investment at the Newton Aycliffe site, following a £4.9 billion contract that it has already won for refurbishment of IEP trains. The Department is currently considering other proposals. Huge investment is being made in all our railways, partly as a result of the huge increase in the number of people who use them.
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab)
Q12. During a debate in the House last Thursday, the Minister of State acknowledged that investment in infrastructure and rolling stock for East Coast would be financed by the taxpayer, but that there would also be some private investment. Perhaps—
Mr Speaker
Order. We do not need these constant sedentary interventions from the Minister of State. The message is clear and simple: be quiet, man.
Sheila Gilmore
What additional investment does the Secretary of State see privatisation bringing?
Mr McLoughlin
I simply say to the hon. Lady: look at what has happened since privatisation—and, indeed, all the current franchises in operation were let by the last Government.