HC Deb 30 June 1989 vol 155 c570W
Mr. Dalyell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the implications for British Rail's investment plans of industrial action on the railways.

Mr. Portillo

Industrial action can only damage the revenue of the railway and the confidence of its customers. It is for the board to decide how to meet its external financing limit in view of the revenue losses.