Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Minister of State for Rail and HS2 has held discussions with Alstom on factory in Derby since August 2023.
The Secretary of State and Department for Transport officials have held a number of meetings with Hitachi and Alstom to discuss a range of rolling stock matters since August 2023. HS2 Ltd has also met regularly with the Hitachi-Alstom Joint Venture to discuss the HS2 rolling stock procurement.