§ Mr. ChannonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to reply to the proposals from British Rail for the modernisation of the London, Tilbury and Southend line.
§ Mr. FreemanBR will shortly go out to tender for the design of the £50 million re-signalling scheme. This should improve reliability on this route significantly. Discussions on the rolling stock proposals are continuing and we hope to reach a conclusion shortly.