§ 33. Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the condition of rolling stock currently employed by British Rail.
§ Mr. David MitchellBritish Rail has invested substantially in new rolling stock since we took office. The condition of existing rolling stock is a management matter for British Rail, but we have agreed with it standards of internal and external carriage cleaning and will be monitoring its achievement closely.