Channel Tunnel (Hansard, 12 July 1990)

§ Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he offered any advice to British Rail about the employment of Transmark as a consultant for an evaluation of the alternative channel tunnel rail links; and if he will make a statement;

(2) what information he has regarding the evaluation of alternative fast rail links from the North Downs to King's Cross via Stratford in connection with the channel tunnel; and if he will make a statement;

(3) pursuant to his statement of 14 June, Official Report, column 483, what criteria are to be used by the consultants appointed to assess the different schemes relating to the channel tunnel rail link; and if he will make a statement;

(4) pursuant to his statement of 14 June, Official Report, column 483, what information he has regarding the role to be played by local authorities in the evaluation of the different channel tunnel rail link proposals;

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(5) pursuant to his statement of 14 June, Official Report, column 483, if the consultants' reports on their evaluation of the schemes relating to the channel tunnel rail link will be made public; and if he will make a statement;

(6) pursuant to his statement of 14 June, Official Report, column 482, who British Rail has commissioned to carry out the evaluation of alternative routes in connection with the channel tunnel rail link; and what is the timetable for the study;

(7) pursuant to his statement of 14 June, Official Report, column 483, what are the terms of reference for British Rail's evaluation of alternative routes via Stratford in connection with the channel tunnel rail link;

(8) pursuant to his statement of 14 June, Official Report, column 482, if he will take steps to ensure that British Rail consults all interested parties in connection with the current evaluation of alternative channel tunnel rail links.