§ Mr. Cookasked the Secretary of State for Transport what contact he maintains with the authorities responsible for the national railways of European States.
§ Mr. David HowellI or my ministerial colleagues meet the Government Ministers responsible for other national railways within the European Community at least twice a year in the Transport Council; and also at the same frequency in the European Conference of Ministers of Transport, which covers a wider area. In addition I have had separate meetings with the Belgian, French and German Transport Ministers, and with the European Transport Commissioner (Mr. Contogeorgis).