United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 7240
Trains: Hitachi
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25 May 2021
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2 June 2021 · Answer
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2 June 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the net effect on employment in the UK was as a result of his Department's decision to award Hitachi a contract for the Intercity Class 800 series trains over competing UK suppliers.
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25 May 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the net effect on employment in the UK was as a result of his Department's decision to award Hitachi a contract for the Intercity Class 800 series trains over competing UK suppliers.
Source: Commons
2 June 2021
Answer
The IEP contract led to Hitachi investing over £80million in a rail vehicle manufacturing facility in Newton Aycliffe in the North East, generating direct employment for over 700 people and many more in the wider local and national supply chain. It has al...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-25/7240
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1327697
- uk · wq-1327697 · source updated 2 June 2021