Rolling Stock: Procurement
(asked on 2nd April 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what impact assessment his Department conducts when awarding rolling stock contracts to ensure the greatest benefit for the UK economy is delivered.
This question was answered on 10th April 2019
The Government welcomes the investment in the UK through the awarding of rolling stock contracts to UK based manufacturers. Rolling stock procurement is undertaken through fair and open competition, usually by train operators as part of their franchise commitments. As such the Department has not made such impact assessments on rolling stock contracts.