§ Mr. AmosTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement about investment in channel tunnel rail freight services.
§ Mr. FreemanBR is taking forward its plans and has announced that the first of its key channel tunnel regional freight terminals, which will be built with private sector partners, is to be at Wakefield to serve Yorkshire and Humberside. I have today approved British Rail's proposal to invest over £20 million in a further ten class 92 dual-voltage electric locomotives for channel tunnel freight, in addition to the 20 locomotives that we approved last May.