Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from (a) local authorities and (b) hon. Members in Lancashire on rolling stock in Lancashire.
Discussions have taken place with Lancashire County Council on the provision of rolling stock for a new Manchester to Burnley and Blackburn via Rochdale service. A number of representations have been received from hon. Members concerning rolling stock in Lancashire, including at the Westminster Hall debate on rolling stock provision in the North of England on 12 March 2014.