§ Mr. AdleyTo ask the Prime Minister if, at her next meeting with President Mitterrand, she will propose the establishment of a joint British-French team to co-ordinate investment, social and environmental criteria for the high-speed rail link between London and Paris, to take account of British Rail's corporate disadvantages; and if she will make a statement.
§ The Prime MinisterI can see no advantage in the establishment of such a team. As I have already explained to my hon. Friend, there is regular contact at working level between the British and French Governments on issues related to the construction of rail links to the Channel tunnel.