Question follow-through · 93640

Rolling Stock: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will publish a strategy for new rolling stock to be procured by passenger train operators contracted by her Department.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
24 Nov 2025
Target answer date
26 Nov 2025
Answer
2 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will publish a strategy for new rolling stock to be procured by passenger train operators contracted by her Department.

  2. 26 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Government has begun work to develop a long-term rolling stock and infrastructure strategy, the first for more than three decades and we expect to publish it next year. The strategy will place the needs of passengers at its heart and will pursue moder...

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