HC Deb 12 November 1980 vol 992 c243W
Mr. Allen McKay

asked the Minister of Transport, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Penistone, Official Report, 6 November, column 659, for how long the temporary engineering works to which he refers have been operating.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

I am told by British Rail that the temporary engineering works will not start on the Hope Valley line until 30 November and that they are scheduled to be completed on 31 May 1981.