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156077

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date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether UK domestic rail policy is being considered as part of the Government's negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	214722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK has a fully liberalised rail market and we welcome interest from suitably qualified participants in the market from around the world, including the United States. Domestic rail policy has therefore not been a significant consideration in the negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>However, successful negotiation of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership will enable UK-based members of the rail supply chain to compete more successfully in the US market. We would like to see relaxation in the ‘Buy America’ policy which inhibits the opportunities for rail exports.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/11/2014 16:47:38 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

156078

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions and with whom his Department has had on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	214723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>There are a number of transport related areas we want to see agreed as part of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. The top priority is the harmonisation of global vehicle construction regulations. We would like to see enhanced market access in the aviation and maritime sectors and the relaxation in the ‘Buy America’ policy which inhibits the opportunities for rail exports. Officials have been actively involved in discussions with EU and US counterparts, particularly in relation to taking forward our top priority.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/11/2014 15:28:32 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

156079

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on UK rail policy.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	214721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Successful negotiation of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership will enable UK-based members of the rail supply chain to compete more successfully in the US market. We would like to see relaxation in the ‘Buy America’ policy which inhibits the opportunities for rail exports. My officials have been actively involved in discussions with EU and US counterparts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/11/2014 16:42:07 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy