§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will carry out a cost-benefit study of the construction of a London-East Midlands-Lancashire hoverway service.
§ Mr. PeytonSuch a study has been carried out as part of the comparative assessment of advances in inter-city passenger transport in the United Kingdom by all modes up to the year 1985. The broad conclusion, which can be generalised as applicable to any system offering a speed of 250-300 m.p.h. and requiring entirely new infrastructure, is that such a prospect is for the later 1980s and 1990s.