§ Mr. Terry LewisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if the signalling system involved in the Ladbroke Grove rail accident was designed and engineered on the assumption that all trains using the system would be equipped with automatic train protection. [112550]
§ Mr. Hill[holding answer 3 March 2000]: The Health and Safety Executive has informed me that it was not designed and engineered on this assumption.