§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what was the tonnage of traffic lost by the closure of private siding connections on British Rail in 1975;
(2) how many sidings closed on British Railways during 1975 (a) due to demolition or closure of the works and (b) due to transfer of the traffic from rail to road.
§ Dr. GilbertThese are matters for the Railways Board, to which it would be appropriate for my hon. Friend to address his inquiries.
§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the estimated amount of traffic likely to result from the three grant-aided private siding connections during 1976 and from the 11 further sidings currently being considered for grant aid.
§ Dr. GilbertThe amount of traffic transferred in 1976 will depend upon392W the date the facilities are completed. The three schemes approved for grant will involve about 1.1 million tons annually when they are in service. It is too early to estimate the traffic involved in the schemes under consideration.