Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential negative effect of new train factories on existing rolling stock manufacturing jobs in (a) the UK and (b) the North East
The Department has not made such assessments on the effects of rolling stock facilities in the UK. The Government welcomes and supports the establishment of train manufacturing facilities in the UK. This is in line with the re-balancing of the economy and will contribute to the success of the UK after leaving the European Union.