§ Mr. Walderasked the Minister of Transport whether he will now regard the proposed withdrawal of passenger train services on the Manchester (Central)—Sheffield (Midland) and the Hope Valley line or any part of them as major closures.
§ Mr. Tom FraserI cannot say what view I shall take of these proposals until I have received the Transport 271W Users Consultative Committee's reports and considered them along with all other relevant factors.