§ Mr. Kelleyasked the Minister of Aviation what progress has been made with the inter-Departmental committee which is studying means of providing a system of passenger transport between London, Heathrow, Airport and the London Terminal, other than by road.
Mr. JenkinsThe Heathrow Access Committee has carefully examined a scheme for a rail link between Victoria Station and Heathrow Airport prepared by British Railways (Southern Region). But the maximum frequency possible on this service was not sufficient to meet the needs of some short-haul operators. The London Transport Executive are currently looking into the feasibility of a link from Hounslow West tube station to Heathrow. No proposal for a mono-28W rail has yet been put forward in sufficient detail for consideration by the Committee.