§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether any of the owners of the land along the line of British Rail's preferred Channel tunnel rail link route are among the third parties to which he referred in his reply to the right hon. Member for Tonbridge and Mailing of 16 January,Official Report, column 152.
§ Mr. PortilloI had in mind the negotiations which will need to take place with Eurotunnel, SNCF and SNCB before the joint venture can be established.