The Bishop of St Albans asked a question on contracts for train manufacture and refurbishment in the UK on 12th December 2023, following a government statement on the potential closure of the Alstom manufacture site in Derby:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: My Lords, last week in the other place the Department for Transport said that the contract tenders for refurbishing existing trains would be brought forward very soon. Time is short for Alstom, the only end-to-end manufacturing facility in the UK. Can the Minister give any assurances about how soon these contracts will be brought forward, because the days are now being counted down?
Lord Davies of Gower (Con, Department for Transport): I cannot give any specifics in terms of days, but the department is certainly aware of this and will bring it on as soon as possible. I assure the right reverend Prelate that, if I can ascertain exactly how many days, I will write to him with the information.
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