§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are, in 1989 moneys, the comparable figures for the public investment on the railway systems of(a) France, (b) West Germany, (c) Holland, (d) Norway, (e) Sweden and (f) the United Kingdom for the years 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93.
§ Mr. PortilloBritish Rail's latest forecast for total investment expenditure in 1989–90 is £689 million and its latest plan forecasts investment of £1,052 million, £1,258 million and £1,421 million in 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93 respectively.
The only information that I have about the other countries is for France and West Germany for 1989. The figures are:
£ million France 1,062 West Germany 1,662 The networks in France and Germany are, of course, bigger than that in Britain.