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	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Elizabeth Line and Southeastern: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2023 to Question 5623 on Elizabeth Line and Southeastern: Repairs and Maintenance, what progress the cross Whitehall task force has made on (a) mitigations against redundancies and (b) bringing forward (i) existing refurbishment and (ii) new contracts for (A) Southeastern Rail and (B) Elizabeth Line trains.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	21784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have held intensive discussions over several months with rolling stock manufacturers to explore options to help them find viable and sustainable long-term solutions around their rolling stock capabilities. In January of this year, I published a pipeline of opportunities which I would expect all manufacturers to bid for; however, there is no guarantee on who will win these.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2024, Alstom was successfully awarded a contract for the refurbishment of the CrossCountry Voyager fleet that will support UK suppliers and skilled jobs across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Officials in collaboration with the operator continue to work at pace on publishing the Invitation to Negotiate for the Southeastern procurement.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has met with Alstom to discuss a potential way forward regarding the Elizabeth Line fleet and a statement will be made at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/04/2024 11:23:45 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

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	registered interest
	date	06/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Elizabeth Line and Southeastern: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that the cross Whitehall task force to bring in mitigations against redundancies will also consider bringing forward existing refurbishment contracts for (a) Southeastern Rail and (b) Crossrail trains.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	5623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>The cross-Whitehall group established by the Department for Transport is working to ensure that UK rolling stock manufacturing has a strong and sustainable future. As part of this work, my officials are exploring a wide range of options, including whether the timetable for certain procurements can be brought forward for both new and refurbished rolling stock.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/12/2023 13:49:13 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan