Telegrammed by our man at 222 Marylebone Road
There is nothing like free trade.
A tip of the bowler to Derby North MP Bob Laxton for eliciting this gem in a written answer from DafT.
UK and European rail industry suppliers are able to bid for railway rolling stock tenders in Japan, although the European Commission estimates that around 98 per cent. of procurements are not competitively tendered.
And this is nothing like free trade!