Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Mass Transit Taskforce working with the devolved governments to help ensure the benefits to the UK supply chain are maximised.

The independently-led Mass Transit Taskforce welcomes views from members of the public, experts, operators and academics from across Britain. The call for evidence is now open and as part of its research, the Taskforce will also draw on knowledge and experience from existing mass transit systems in each of the four nations and from examples abroad.

The Taskforce will identify practical reforms to planning, financing and delivery models and make targeted recommendations to government. Decisions on where and how to deliver mass transit systems will remain entirely local. However, the Taskforce will support devolution by sharing evidence, guidance and lessons learned, including the role of UK supply chains.