§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what he estimates will be the comparative travel times between central London and central Paris by air via London, Heathrow; by advanced passenger train and the Channel Tunnel; and by air via Foulness. respectively.
§ Mr. PeytonAverage journey timevia Heathrow is at present about three and three-quarter hours. High speed trains using a Channel Tunnel could do the journey in under three hours; a figure for travel via Maplin will depend on decisions about the system of access from London.