Member

It would also be useful if the Minister could indicate where the steel used by GBR—primarily, in this case, the Network Rail part of it—comes from and whether it imports a lot of steel products and specialty steel for rail, or whether most of that is produced in the United Kingdom. I am not pushing either way; I happen to believe in free trade and that businesses should buy products that best meet their needs, not according to whatever flag they have on them. However, I would be interested to know where Network Rail tends to procure its steel products from. If the Minister does not have that information to hand, which he may well not, I would be perfectly happy if he wrote to me. But broadly, I am supportive of this group of amendments, which push things in the right direction to deliver better and more cost-effective customer service, and innovative products that will benefit the consumer.