§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list(a) Network Rail's rail land disposals, broken down by (i) date and (ii) value, and (b) the occasions on which the Rail Regulator has intervened to block rail land sales, in each of the last five years. [119317]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe Office of the Rail Regulator advises that the regulatory accounts of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (and formerly Railtrack PLC) show income from land being £73 million for the financial year 2001–02. The unaudited figure for 2002–03 is £51 million. A breakdown of income per land case is not available. Data are not available prior to 2001–02.
Since the introduction of the land disposal licence condition by the Rail Regulator in November 2001, the Regulator has received 58 requests for consent from Network Rail (and formerly Railtrack plc). The Regulator has consented to 40 of these requests, refused consent on nine occasions, with nine requests awaiting a decision.
This information is set out in the following table.
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Case Outcome 1. Lee Consent granted 14 March 2002 2. Netherfield Consent granted 14 March 2002 3. Salford Consent granted 20 March 2002 4. Castle Bromwich Consent granted 20 March 2002 5. Grimethorpe Consent granted 27 March 2002 6. Bristol Parkway Consent granted 30 April 2002 7. Plymouth Intercity House Consent granted 3 May 2002 8. Cardiff Virgil Street Consent granted 3 May 2002 9. Preston Strand Level Crossing Consent granted 3 May 2002 10. Salisbury Consent refused 7 June 2002 11. Birkenhead Consent granted 21 June 2002 12. Borehamwood Consent refused 27 June 2002 13. Stone Consent granted 27 June 2002 14. East Kilbride Consent granted 19 July 2002 15. Henley-in-Arden Consent granted 25 July 2002 16. Rufford & Clipstone Consent granted 09 August 2002 17. Bristol East Consent refused 13 August 2002 18. Heighten Consent granted 27 August 2002 19. St. Mary Cray Consent granted 29 August 2002 20. Beckenham Junction Consent granted 29 August 2002 21. Penge East Consent granted 29 August 2002 22. Hove Consent refused 5 September 2002 23. Hastings Consent granted 19 September 2002 24. Dunfermline Consent granted 7 October 2002 25. Kirkby-in-Ashfield Consent granted 11 October 2002 26. Bredbury Consent granted 11 October 2002 27. Hexham Consent granted 18 October 2002 28. Salisbury Consent granted 24 October 2002 29. Woodley Consent granted 22 November 2002
Case Outcome 30. Fratton Consent granted 22 November 2002 31. Barking Consent refused 2 December 2002 32. Shildon South Consent granted 11 December 2002 33. Heaton Consent refused 20 December 2002 34. Harwich Town Consent granted 20 December 2002. 35. East Grinstead Consent refused 20 December 2002 36. Formby Consent granted 19 December 2002 37. Sutton-in-Ashfield Consent granted 24 January 2003 38. Barry Consent granted 29 November 2002 39. Ipswich Consent granted 21 February 2003 40. Norwich Consent refused 21 February 2003 41. Hethersett Consent granted 21 February 2003 42. Bedford Consent granted 7 March 2003 43. Chester Consent refused 23 March 2003 44. Wigan Consent granted 18 March 2003 45. Braintree Consent granted 21 March 2003 46. Boston Consent granted 7 April 2003 47. Wolverton Consent granted 22 April 2003 48. Wembley Consent granted 29 April 2003 49. St. Albans Consent granted 22 May 2003 50. Rutherglen Pending 51. Glasgow Hayburn Pending 52. Edinburgh Pending 53. Cranmore Pending 54. Sankey Pending 55. Carnoustie Pending 56. Heaton Pending 57. Cardiff Saunders Road Pending 58. Bognor Regis Pending