Transport written question – answered at on 12 October 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport
(1) if he will place in the Library a copy of the note of each meeting held by (a) the Secretary of State and (b) Ministers of State on (i) Thameslink and (ii) train rolling stock where Thameslink was discussed between the date of his appointment and 16 June 2011;
(2) if he will place in the Library a copy of each (a) internal meeting with his Department and (b) meeting between his Department and other departments in respect of the Thameslink rolling stock contract in (i) May, (ii) June and (iii) July 2011;
(3) if he will place in the Library a copy of each risk assessment or risk register held by his Department which contains assessments of the risk associated with the assessment and award of the Thameslink Rolling Stock Project contract;
(4) if he will place in the Library a copy of each risk assessment or risk register held by his Department which contains assessments of the risk associated with the implementation of the Thameslink Programme.
holding answer
Details of bids for the Thameslink Rolling Stock Project are confidential to Siemens, Bombardier and the Department. To release this information could compromise their and the Department's commercial positions.
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