§ Mr. Albert Robertsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to give his consent to the electrification of the rail service between King's Cross Station and the West Yorkshire metropolitan area; and what likelihood there is of the electrification being completed within the next decade.
§ Mr. MulleyThe Railways Board has not yet sought my consent to such a proposal. But I understand that it hopes to electrify the East Coast main line by the 1980s.