Question follow-through · 105907

Alexander Dennis: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will publish the dates on which the joint UK Government and Scottish Government taskforce met to discuss the consultation on Alexander Dennis closing their Falkirk and Larbert sites.

answeredScotland Office

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Answering body
Scotland Office
Tabled
14 Jan 2026
Target answer date
19 Jan 2026
Answer
22 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will publish the dates on which the joint UK Government and Scottish Government taskforce met to discuss the consultation on Alexander Dennis closing their Falkirk and Larbert sites.

  2. 19 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Scotland Office has priorisited securing the future of Alexander Dennis in Falkirk and Larbert from the moment we were made aware that those sites were at risk.The previous Secretary of State for Scotland, the Rt Hon Ian Murray MP, had discussions wit...

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