§ Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT. details of the number of goods wagons derailed on British Rail in each of the past five years ; how many of these derailments caused damage to, or obstructed the road of, other trains ; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PeytonI regret that all this information is not available without disproportionate research. The following table sets out what is available.
satisfied that the procedures for Parliamentary scrutiny of public expenditure are adequate to deal with cases such as Rolls-Royce ; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WhitelawI am confident that the Select Committee system set up by the House last November will provide proper Parliamentary scrutiny of the full range of Government expenditure.