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	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish his Department's strategy on rolling stock procurement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	20702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>I wrote to train manufacturers in January 2024 to provide an overview of current and expected rolling stock opportunities, which include upcoming competitions being run by Northern, Southeastern, TransPennine and Chiltern. This is published on-line here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-and-expected-rolling-stock-procurement-opportunities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-and-expected-rolling-stock-procurement-opportunities</a>. These contracts are worth an estimated £3.6 billion alongside significant maintenance and refurbishment opportunities. I have asked my officials to consider what additional information we could provide to the market in the coming months.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/04/2024 16:16:27 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1585363

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of the rolling stock pipeline for the UK rail industry and (b) potential impact of a production gap on the viability of factories in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	142778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance the rolling stock supply chain has on the both the national and local economies. It is manufacturers themselves that are responsible for exploring opportunities to supply new trains for both export and domestic markets and they must ensure that they exploit the global reach and expertise within UK manufacturing facilities.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, over 5,300 vehicles ordered by train operators in the UK have been assembled at manufacturing facilities across the country, reflecting in the region of around £10.6bn on orders for rolling stock built in the UK since 2010.</p><p>This includes the recent £2 billion HS2 rolling stock order for the next generation of Britain’s high-speed trains which will benefit passengers in the North West and be built in Derby, Crewe and County Durham. Whilst over one-third of the UK fleet has been renewed since 2010, the supply chain must continue to consider further opportunities around the remainder of the fleet, such as refurbishment or upgrades, that represent real long-term value to taxpayers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 142779 142780 question first answered 20/02/2023 11:44:39 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1585365

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential economic benefits of additional funding in rolling stock for (a) North West passengers, (b) the UK economy and (c) the manufacturing industry in the North East of England.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	142780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance the rolling stock supply chain has on the both the national and local economies. It is manufacturers themselves that are responsible for exploring opportunities to supply new trains for both export and domestic markets and they must ensure that they exploit the global reach and expertise within UK manufacturing facilities.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, over 5,300 vehicles ordered by train operators in the UK have been assembled at manufacturing facilities across the country, reflecting in the region of around £10.6bn on orders for rolling stock built in the UK since 2010.</p><p>This includes the recent £2 billion HS2 rolling stock order for the next generation of Britain’s high-speed trains which will benefit passengers in the North West and be built in Derby, Crewe and County Durham. Whilst over one-third of the UK fleet has been renewed since 2010, the supply chain must continue to consider further opportunities around the remainder of the fleet, such as refurbishment or upgrades, that represent real long-term value to taxpayers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 142778 142779 question first answered 20/02/2023 11:44:39 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh