§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer of 21 February,Official Report, column 145, what was the operating cost of the royal train per mile travelled including overheads, maintenance and security when a member of the Royal Family was on board or when the train was being positioned. [17932]
§ Mr. WattsRail Express Systems Ltd. has supplied information that the cost of the royal train in 1994–95 including overheads, maintenance and British Transport police security, when a member of the royal family was on board or when the train was being positioned, was £136.30 per mile. This consisted of £21.30 per mile operating costs and £115 per mile for overheads, maintenance and security. Corresponding information for the calendar year 1995 is not yet available.