Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the opportunities to develop Network Rail engineering support services and related expertise in York.

Network Rail carefully assesses its facilities to ensure they best deliver for passengers and freight users and has continued to invest significantly in the Holgate Engineering Works in York in recent years. The site has been enhanced to enable Network Rail to better maintain its fleet safely and efficiently at a central location. Investment in the depot has created new job opportunities and Network Rail is committed to York as one of the long-term bases for its engineering fleet.