, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Okay, I think, at that point, we will call it a day with you for this session. Can I thank both of you very much indeed, Paul and Karl? I know it's been challenging at times, but you can see how keen we are to get a full picture of the situation over the…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Tom.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Perhaps that's more appropriate for the next session, I would suggest.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Thank you. Can I start wrapping it up, perhaps? Janet and then Tom.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Okay, we've got about five minutes left, both guests will be pleased to hear. Anything else?
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Thank you. Janet, did you want to come in?
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Okay. Thank you. Alun.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Okay. Tom, do you want to—?
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Okay. Perhaps it's not a fair question for you, but I'll ask it anyway. Seventy million pounds of public money has already been spent on this project. There's a need for potentially another £250 million in capital investment. At what point does the public…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Paul, did you have any observations on that?
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Can we come back? I think the crux of the matter, as we can see today, is that we have a £330 million capital investment project. The impression I'm having is that, yes, there could be demand to use and test such a resource and facility, if it were in…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Shav.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Paul.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Janet.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Thank you. Janet, did you want to—
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
I could see Paul nodding in agreement, I think.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Thank you any way. Alun, and then Janet might want to come in.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Very diplomatic. Paul, have you any observations or anything to add?
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
So, what you're saying in essence is that they would need substantially more public money to get in there, to take it to a position where the risk for the private sector would be minimised.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Thank you for that. So, in essence, you have a project at the moment talking about capital investment of about £300 million. I think there's about £70 million spent so far. There's a substantial gap from where we are to where it has to be. Perhaps it's an…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Tom.
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Thank you. Can I bring in Alun?
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Okay. Thank you. Shav, do you want to come in?
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
Right. Okay. Thank you. Paul, have you anything to add to that?
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) Inquiry: Panel 1
How does the rail industry in the UK and Europe test its systems and its infrastructure, including the kinds of systems tested, the facilities required, and where this currently takes place?
