HC Deb 26 July 1984 vol 64 c757W
Mr. Cohen

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if the request by the London borough of Waltham Forest that its chief executive be advised, if necessary on a confidential basis, of the routes and times of trains carrying radioactive material through the borough so that appropriate contingency arrangements may be established, is to be agreed to; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. David Mitchell

Responsibility for the routeing and timing of individual consignments of radioactive materials is a matter for the British Railways Board.

Contingency arrangements exist for responding to any incident which may occur and guidance on these has been provided to the emergency services. The recent rail crash test demonstrated in public the strength and safety of the flasks which are used for these consignments.