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"Madam President, I would like to thank my colleague, Mr Konrad, for generously giving me a minute to talk on behalf of the constituents Mr Cashman and I share in the United Kingdom, and who are affected by the uncertainty over Alstom.
I will come straight to the point; it is perhaps a reflection of our different views that I want some answers from the Commission about the way forward. It is clear this business has to be restructured and that it must change in its present form because of the lack of demand for its products.
However, I would like to ask the Commission, firstly, its views about the sale of the transmission and distribution division to Arriva. Could the Commissioner confirm that this will not be subject to any further delays for competition purposes or, if that disposal or sale is to be referred to him, that he will speed up the procedure as much as possible, so that the employees and that very important division with a long-term future are not affected by any more uncertainty?
As far as the other parts of the undertaking are concerned, will he confirm that the Alstom management will be free to consider offers and to sell other parts of the business to whomsoever they choose and wherever they come from? We know that there are businesses in Germany and potentially in Japan and America which would be interested in giving a future to employees by reconsolidating the sector.
Finally, will he look at the competition implications in the transport business, and at the fact that within the United Kingdom the majority of railway rolling stock is manufactured outside the country, whereas other countries seem quite capable of introducing into their contracts provisions to ensure that rolling stock is made in their own country? That is a crucial issue that will affect the future of an excellent railway assembly plant in Birmingham where there is no future work. At any rate, as part of a restructuring process, we would like to see those people employed in making trains for the United Kingdom market."@en1
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