§ Mr. SpeedTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list all the public transport proposals currently under consideration by his Department for grant or investment approval in London and the south-east.
§ Mr. PortilloThe majority of investment decisions are taken by the public transport operators, the passenger transport authorities and executives, and county councils.
The Department of Transport is considering the case for new rail lines identified by the central and east London Rail studies; for an extension of the docklands light railway to Greenwich and Lewisham; and for the investment required to improve the existing BR rail lines and to buy new rolling stock to carry Channel Tunnel traffic in 1993. Channel-tunnel-related investment is not eligible for grant.