Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has held (a) meetings and (b) discussions with business groups in the North East on support for rail manufacturing.

Departments publish quarterly details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations on GOV.UK. These can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dft-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings