§ 23. Mr. Ioan L. Evansasked the Minister of Transport what proposals he has now had for the closure of the railway route between Birmingham, Snow Hill, and Wolverhampton, Low Level.
§ Mr. Tom FraserIn April last year the Railways Board gave advance notice of its plans for withdrawing passenger services on this line. It has not so far sent me details of any specific proposals.
§ Mr. EvansDoes my right hon. Friend realise that both the town centre of 428 Wolverhampton and the city centre of Birmingham are already choked with heavy vehicle traffic and that this closure would add to the burden if further traffic were to come on to the Wolverhampton-Birmingham road? Will this be borne in mind when consideration is being given to any possible closure?
§ Mr. FraserMost certainly, Sir.