Date: 18/06/2021

Labour MSP Paul Sweeney has criticised the Scottish Government for not doing more to ensure new trains are built in Scotland, asking ^what the hell are they playing at?^ Mr Sweeney wrote to the government asking if it would commit to assembling half of all new ScotRail trains within Scotland itself, to make sure Scottish people and businesses are used as much as possible. Mr Sweeney said: ^The Welsh Government developed an industrial strategy for building at least half of all new trains in Wales, but Scotland has no equivalent.^

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'What the Hell are they playing at?': Paul Sweeney criticises Scottish Government for not ensuring trains are made in Scotland

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Paul Sweeney has called on the Scottish Government to do more to ensure new ScotRail trains are built in Scotland.

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