§ Mr. Whitneyasked the Prime Minister if she will publish the Central Policy Review Staff study on main line electrification or its conclusions.
§ The Prime MinisterNo. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport has already made a statement to the House giving the Government's decisions on main line electrification. The joint report by officials of the Department of Transport and the railways board on this subject has already been published. It would not be appropriate to publish the confidential advice given to Ministers by the CPRS.