§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the comparative anticipated journey times between central London and Heathrow by the new Underground link, and central London and Maplin by the proposed British Rail link.
§ Mr. PeytonIt is estimated that the Underground journey from Piccadilly Circus to Heathrow will take 40 minutes. With currently attainable train performance the journey time from King's Cross to Maplin on the proposed high-speed rail link could be of the same order.