§ Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many private rail sidings have been installed with Exchequer assistance under the Transport Act, to date; and how many of these sidings are now being used on the scale envisaged when the assistance was granted.
§ Mr. HoramOf the 40 schemes approved for grant, 21 are fully or partly operational. The recession in the steel industry has adversely affected those involving scrap metal and steel but most of the others are developing as expected.