§ Mr. GunnellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to come to a consultation on the review of the timing of new rolling stock, pursuant to the West Yorkshire passenger transport authority's letter of 11 October.
§ Mr. FreemanMy officials will be discussing with the passenger transport executive a number of issues raised in the appraisal. Subject to a satisfactory resolution of those issues, I am hopeful that we will be able to complete our review of the timing of new rolling stock within six weeks.