Channel Tunnel

HC Deb 07 November 1988 vol 140 cc81-2W

Mr. Rowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a list of the listed buildings

Exchequer support for private sector renovation and clearance by DOE housing region
£m
	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87
Northern	23	27	33	37	40	41
North west	55	66	82	96	111	117
Yorkshire and Humberside	31	36	46	53	58	58
East Midlands	20	25	35	43	49	52
West Midlands	19	25	36	47	53	58

in Kent which lie within (a) 100, (b) 750 or (c) 1,500 m. of the proposed routes 1 and 2 submitted by British Rail for the high speed rail link to the Channel tunnel.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

We have no plans to do so. I understand that an environmental assessment of these and other possible routes undertaken by consultants for British Rail will include amongst other things their effect upon listed buildings.