Lord Berkeleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How much money the Strategic Rail Authority expects to spend on research and development work on a proposed high speed north-south passenger line during the financial year 2003–04. [HL2535]
§ Lord Macdonald of TradestonThe Strategic Rail Authority has allocated a budget of £300,000 for the year 2003–04. This will be used among other things to conduct a consultation exercise and to carry out further demand and financial modelling work.