§ Mr. Tony Banks (Newham, North-West)On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. As you were entering the Chamber at 2.30 pm, the last 50 of the 8,000 passengers who were on the Central line this morning were being escorted out of the tunnel, having been there for about four hours. This is the second day running that the whole of the London transport system has snarled up. There is nothing that British Rail or London Underground can do about the activities of the IRA, but there is a lot that they could do about communicating with passengers and letting them know how the system is working, so that people could avoid getting themselves into terrible problems.
Have you had any request, Mr. Speaker, from a responsible Minister to explain to the House what happened on the Central line today and to try to explain why, given so many years of under-investment on the Central line and on London transport, we have reached a stage where London transport is in chaos?
§ Mr. SpeakerI have not had a request for a statement. It seems to be a good subject for an Adjournment debate. Why does not the hon. Gentleman try that?