§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received from the Irish Government concerning the upgrading of(a) passenger and (b) freight services on the railway line between the port of Holyhead and the channel tunnel.
§ Mr. FreemanI have received representations from the Minister for Tourism and Transport for the Republic of Ireland, Mr. Seamus Brennan, expressing his support for the electrification of the Crewe-Holyhead line as a means to improve Ireland's passenger and freight links with Europe via the channel tunnel.