§ Mr. Les Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will make a statement on the latest stage of his discussions with the Association of Metropolitan Authorities and other local authority associations about the siting of and future plans for road/ rail freight interchanges.
§ Mr. EyreI understand that the working group set up by the Association of Metropolitan Authorities and British 155W Rail is continuing its study of road/rail freight interchanges. The Department is being kept generally in touch with the progress of this work.