HC Deb 28 March 2003 vol 402 cc414-5W
Mr. Norman

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 13 March 2003,Official Report, column 259W, on railways, when he plans to publish the conclusion of his Department's investigations into personal security on trains. [104667]

Mr. Jamieson

The Department's current on-train security project is seeking to identify good practice and evaluate methods of engaging with the rail industry to encourage them to implement good practice.

The results of this project will be considered by the Department later this year and will be published in due course.

Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 4 February 2003,Official Report, column 141W, on the Rail Passengers' Council, if he will set a time limit for the Strategic Rail Authority to supply the information sought. [104410]

Mr. Jamieson

I understand that the Authority has now written to the hon. Member.

Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those(a) councils and (b) rail passenger groups from which he has received representations since the publication of the Strategic Rail Authority Strategic Plan 2003: and what the nature of each representation was. [104497]

Mr. Jamieson

Since the publication of the SRA's 2003 strategic plan, the Department has received representations from a number of bodies, including Passenger Transport Authorities, local councils and rail passenger consumer bodies. They have commented on a wide range of topics in the strategic plan, including timetable changes, franchising policy, major projects, service quality, reliability, safety and funding priorities for the railway industry over the plan period.