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Official Report: search what was said in Parliament

The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 13 July 2025
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Economy and Fair Work Committee [Draft]

Alexander Dennis

Meeting date: 26 June 2025

Jamie Halcro Johnston

Thanks. I will perhaps come back to that and other questions later.

Economy and Fair Work Committee [Draft]

Alexander Dennis

Meeting date: 26 June 2025

Jamie Halcro Johnston

Did you make a profit last year?

Economy and Fair Work Committee [Draft]

Alexander Dennis

Meeting date: 26 June 2025

Jamie Halcro Johnston

When was the last year in which you made a profit?

Economy and Fair Work Committee [Draft]

Alexander Dennis

Meeting date: 26 June 2025

Jamie Halcro Johnston

Okay. You might have to come back to us on this point, too, but do you know, roughly, the ratio of the private and public sector components of the Scottish demand?

Economy and Fair Work Committee [Draft]

Alexander Dennis

Meeting date: 26 June 2025

Jamie Halcro Johnston

Do you not?

Economy and Fair Work Committee [Draft]

Alexander Dennis

Meeting date: 26 June 2025

Jamie Halcro Johnston

Are you be able to say why?

Economy and Fair Work Committee [Draft]

Alexander Dennis

Meeting date: 26 June 2025

Jamie Halcro Johnston

So, the buses are winning contracts on product rather than on subsidy and so on. It is because that they are choosing your product over—

Economy and Fair Work Committee [Draft]

Alexander Dennis

Meeting date: 26 June 2025

Jamie Halcro Johnston

In essence, you are looking for orders. When you discuss orders with customers, how long does the process normally take from the start of discussions—the identification of customers and what they need, agreeing a price and so on—to confirmation?

Economy and Fair Work Committee [Draft]

Alexander Dennis

Meeting date: 26 June 2025

Jamie Halcro Johnston

Were other models considered? For example, you are already importing assembly parts—I am not advocating for that; I am playing devil’s advocate, as that is where some other businesses have gone.

Economy and Fair Work Committee [Draft]

Alexander Dennis

Meeting date: 26 June 2025

Jamie Halcro Johnston

I suppose that what I am looking for in answer to my questions is whether the model of reducing capacity, making fewer buses and being able to compete on certain contracts—when your competitors in other countries are perhaps mass-producing or producing at a far higher rate, and are therefore able to take some of those hits—is sustainable.