§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer of 12 March, 1996,Official Report, column 572, on what basis he considers the period of the contract awarded to Wisconsin Central to operate the royal train to be commercially confidential. [21589]
§ Mr. WattsThe royal train is operated by Rail Express Systems Ltd. under a contract with Railtrack. Details of all Railtrack's contracts with private sector suppliers are a matter of commercial confidentiality between the parties.