HC Deb 28 June 1993 vol 227 c403W
29. Mr. Spellar

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on the construction of rail freight depots to take advantage of the opening of the channel tunnel.

Mr. Freeman

The Government welcome the new opportunities presented by the channel tunnel for rail freight. Decisions about the number and location of terminals are commercial matters for British Rail and the private sector. British Rail has selected nine sites for intermodal terminals in the light of independent market research.