Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 3 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 6 March 2009. It was answered by Paul Clark (Labour) on Monday, 23 March 2009 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Rolling Stock: Procurement

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the Statement of 12 February 2009, Official Report, columns 1531-3, how many of the 12,500 jobs he expects will be (a) existing jobs safeguarded and (b) new jobs created (i) in the train vehicle manufacturing industry and (ii) for third party suppliers to the industry; and on what assumptions these estimates are based.

Answer: [holding answer 6 March 2009]: Agility Trains anticipates that of the estimated 12,500 total jobs to be created or safeguarded, 2,500 will be directly employed by the Agility Trains consortium. Of these, 1,400 (estimate) jobs will be safeguarded in train maintenance, and 1,100 (estimate) jobs will be created in train and factory construction.Of the remaining estimated 10,000 jobs Agility Trains anticipate that they are likely to be within train vehicle component suppliers, third party suppliers and the wider economy. Agility Trains advises that it has adopted an industry standard multiplier assumption, used with regard to the automotive industry, that each direct job will create, or secure, circa four jobs within the supply chain and the wider economy.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 490 c9W; 261553
Session: 2008-09
Related items: New Trains (Investment)
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Commons
Subjects: Procurement Rolling stock
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