§ Mr. Rifkindasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will give details of those matters for which his Department will be responsible in Scotland, after the implementation of the Government's present devolution proposals.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe main areas for which my Department will continue to be generally responsible in Scotland are railways, apart from oversight of certain local authority powers to subsidise passenger services; ports; goods transport; and those matters listed in paragraph 136 of Cmnd. 6348 where, for safety reasons, practice needs to be the same throughout Great Britain.