Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of alternative funding models for rolling stock procurement under GBR such as those highlighted in ASLEF's Own Our Trains campaign which could result in publicly owned trains.

The Government is considering its long-term approach to rolling stock procurement and financing as part of wider rail reform and the establishment of Great British Railways (GBR).

This includes the development of a long-term Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Strategy, which will take a whole-system approach to future rolling stock needs, procurement and financing. The Strategy will set out the Government's long-term approach to ensuring rolling stock and supporting infrastructure deliver a reliable, efficient and sustainable railway for passengers while securing value for money for taxpayers. The Strategy will be published later this year.