§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Transport if, in the light of the agreement reached between the British Railways Board and the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, he will now review the cash limits and future investment capital to be made available by the Government to British Rail.
§ Mr. David HowellIt would be premature to do as my hon. Friend suggests while the important issues on productivity are being pursued through the procedures laid down in Lord McCarthy's report. Once this vital issue is resolved, all cash considerations will have to take account of the outcome.