§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has received British Rail's final response to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission on Network SouthEast.
§ Mr. FreemanI have today placed a copy of British Rail's response in the Library of the House. In making its final response to the MMC report, BR has accepted all of the commission's 54 recommendations and has already fully implemented 24 of them. British Rail has set out the action it is taking, or intends to take, to achieve the remaining 30 recommendations. I welcome the steps BR has already taken in implementing these recommendations and will continue to monitor progress.