Derby MP welcomes £1bn Alstom train order and presses PM on UK manufacturing
A Derby MP has welcomed a £1bn Alstom order for 29 battery electric trains and urged the Prime Minister to back UK manufacturing and jobs.
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A Derby MP has welcomed a £1 billion order for 29 new battery electric trains at Alstom's plant in Litchurch Lane and pressed the Prime Minister to do more to win British manufacturing work and protect local jobs.
Speaking in the House of Commons, the MP said Derby had the manufacturing talent and capabilities to help Britain succeed internationally. The order, the MP said, meant the city was "on a roll". The MP asked whether the Prime Minister agreed that championing British manufacturing abroad could secure more contracts and jobs for communities that need them.
The Prime Minister paid tribute to the MP and colleagues in Derby for their work in securing the investment and new jobs. He said Derby would be a big beneficiary of the Government's drive to re-industrialise the country. He added that he had visited Alstom with the MP and had seen the work and apprenticeships there.
The Prime Minister said he would ask the Chancellor and the First Secretary of State to do everything they could to drive maximum value for British jobs from every pound of public procurement.
The exchange took place during a wider Commons session that also touched on sanctions co-operation with the United States and Liberal Democrat calls for UK leadership on artificial intelligence. The Alstom order remains the central Derby manufacturing development in the coverage.
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| A Derby MP reported that Alstom's Litchurch Lane site had a £1 billion order for 29 new battery electric trains. | |
| A Derby MP urged the Prime Minister to promote British manufacturing internationally to secure more work and jobs. | |
| The Prime Minister said he would ask the Chancellor and the First Secretary of State to maximise value for British jobs from every pound of public procurement. | |
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Sky News carried the exchange from the House of Commons, focusing on the Derby MP's question and the Prime Minister's reply. Its segment framed the Alstom order as a manufacturing and jobs win for Derby, with the Prime Minister promising to use public procurement to support British jobs. It did not add independent detail about the order, such as the operator, funding, delivery dates, or reaction from Alstom.
- “Derby has the manufacturing talent and capabilities that will help Britain succeed on the international stage and with a brilliant £1 billion order for 29 new battery electric trains at Alstom in Litchurch Lane, we are on a roll in our city.”
- “Does the Prime Minister agree with me that championing British manufacturing on the international stage, we can secure more of this work and secure jobs that our communities desperately need?”
- “Derby, the great city of Derby, will be a big beneficiary of this Government's drive to re-industrialise this country.”
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