§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Transport in which countries of the EEC railway operators manufacture their own rolling stock and which purchase their requirements from the private sector.
§ Mr. William RodgersI understand that the United Kingdom is the only EEC country in which the national railway is a significant manufacturer of rolling stock. Information about the purchasing policies of other EEC railways is not readily available.
§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will encourage the manufacture of railway rolling stock by private manufacturers in the United Kingdom so that they may develop an export potentiality.
§ Mr. William RodgersSo far as it is within my powers, I am always ready to consider steps which will encourage exports by the railway industry as a whole.