HL Deb 13 May 2004 vol 661 c52WA
Lord Patten

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Triesman on 29 April (WA 92), whether long stretches of single-railway track south-west beyond Salisbury to Yeovil and Exeter have a (a) beneficial; (b) neutral or (c) negative effect on the economy. [HL2690]

Lord Davies of Oldham

No analysis has been undertaken of the effect on the economy of the single-track railway line between Salisbury and Yeovil and Exeter.