§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport which railway organisations have responsibility for considering the benefits and costs of a rail tunnel under the Thames at Woolwich.
§ Mr. NorrisLondon Transport, with the London Dockland development corporation, and consulting British Rail, are conducting further studies of the costs and benefits of a rail tunnel at Woolwich. In addition Union Railways has invited comments on its proposals for a "Union Metro", which would incorporate a rail tunnel at Woolwich.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will consider a rail tunnel at Woolwich.
§ Mr. NorrisI shall certainly consider any well-founded investment proposal for a rail tunnel at Woolwich, and I look forward to seeing comments on the Union Metro proposal.