§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State For Transport what provision has been made in the Government's public spending plans for 1994–95, 1995-96 and 1996-97 for expenditure on improvements to Thameslink including those that British Rail and London Underground have advised will be required for the King's Cross-St. Pancras interchange and the Victoria and Piccadilly lines to be able to cope with commuters using the channel tunnel rail link.
§ Mr. NorrisNo provision has been made as yet. We are giving careful consideration to the 29 October report from Union Railways and to the comments which we have received from London Transport.
705WIt is too early to say what provision might be required.