§ Sir G. Willsasked the Minister of Transport what estimate she has made of the cost of providing passenger and freight transport between Minehead and Taunton which will give the same service as is at present given by the existing railway system; and if she will also give the approximate cost of making up the Taunton to Minehead road to a standard which will enable it to carry the additional traffic resulting from the closure of the railway line.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe Taunton to Minehead line is shown as grey on the Railway Network for Development Map published last March. This means that it is one of the lines now being reviewed by the Railways Board but they have not published a closure proposal for it. If and when they do, my right hon. Friend will consider all relevant aspects of the case.