HC Deb 05 March 1980 vol 980 c259W
Mr. Lee

asked the Minister of Transport how the capital investment programme of British Railways compares with that of other European countries in terms of amount per head of population.

Mr. Fowler

Information on railways' capital investment programmes is published in various forms but since the information is not on a common basis the figures given differ widely and are not therefore comparable. Reliable information on the investment programmes of European railways is not available to me.