HC Deb 29 March 1984 vol 57 c273W
Mrs. Dunwoody

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the cost of (a) the British Railways Board survey and (b) the survey by Coopers and Lybrand Associates into the possible conversion of certain London train lines into roads.

Mr. David Mitchell

The BR Board commissioned Coopers and Lybrand to undertake a study of the potential for converting some railway routes into roads. Its cost was £50,000. The board set up a steering committee of three to oversee this study and published a summary of its conclusions. BR paid no fees to the committee (although one member is paid as a part-time member of the board). The costs of supporting the steering committee and providing information have not been separately identified.