HC Deb 22 October 1991 vol 196 c472W
Mr. Warren

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when private contractors will be permitted to commence the construction of the channel tunnel rail link

Mr. Freeman

I will write to my hon. Friend.

Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the projected number of trains per hour that will travel through the channel tunnel.

Mr. Freeman

Hourly figures are not available. However, British Rail plans to run 75 passenger and freight trains each way per day through the tunnel.