§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department has spent on maintenance and improvement over the last 10 years on the Lewes to London, Lewes to Seaford and Lewes to Eastbourne railway lines.
§ Mr. FreemanIt is for British Rail to decide priorities for expenditure on maintenance and improvements to the network. In addition to routine maintenance, in April 1991 re-signalling and track improvements were carried out around Eastbourne station at a cost of £2 million, and the station refurbished at a cost of £840,000. Other major projects on the Sussex coast line in the last 10 years have included the renovation of the preserved station buildings at Lewes at a cost of £245,000, which is nearing completion; the recently completed installation of a new electrical control room at Brighton at a cost of £342,000; and the relaying of track lost in a landslide at Glynde in April 1991 at a cost of £10,000.