§ Mr. MartlewTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport in what ways he expects that the repair by British Rail of one of the 24 arches on the Ribblehead viaduct will help to end the uncertainty about the cost of restoring the viaduct.
§ Mr. David MitchellI hope that it will enable more precise estimates to be made of the work required, and hence the costs of repairing the viaduct as a whole. British Rail is keeping English Heritage and Cumbria county council informed.