§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will increase British Railways' total investment allocation and external financing limit in order to avoid the rundown of rural lines in Cumbria and elsewhere.
§ Mr. FowlerI believe that the Railways Board's current investment and financing provisions are adequate to meet its present needs. Priorities for maintenance expenditure within these limits are a matter for it. As to the future I am now considering the board's corporate plan.