§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if the Government remain in principle in favour of an intermediate station on the channel tunnel rail link at Stratford. [33533]
§ Mr. WattsThe Government have an open mind on this question. They will reach a decision on whether there should be an intermediate station at Stratford in the light, inter alia, of the bids from the consortia bidding to construct the channel tunnel rail link.