§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the current forecast timetable for(a) the rail track charges for the Heathrow express to be agreed and (b) the Heathrow express to start operating.
§ Mr. NorrisI hope that negotiations between the British Airports Authority and British Rail on track access charges and other matters will be concluded shortly. It ought then to be possible for the service to begin operating in 1997.