§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received from railway equipment manufacturers about investment decisions for work during the next six years.
§ Mr. FreemanThe Railway Industry Association has submitted a copy of its evidence to the Transport Select Committee on the Government's White Paper on BR privatisation. The Steer Davies Gleave report "Rail Privatisation: Attractive Investment or Wishful Thinking" has also been submitted on behalf of the Railway Industry Association, Eurotunnel and Transport 2000. Representations have been received from several individual railway manufacturers and I am meeting the Railway Industry Association on 8 December to discuss prospects for the industry.