HC Deb 02 December 1994 vol 250 cc924-5W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he has yet received either(a) an oral or (b) a written agreement from any City of London institution that it will support the privatisation of Railtrack; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Watts

Marketing of shares in Railtrack has not yet commenced and expressions of interest from investors have not been sought.

Mr. Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those items of expenditure and receipts, included under the heading "UR/EPs" in the table accompanying his Department's press notice No. 457, issued on 29 November, which are not included under the heading "Union Railways" in table 1.1 in his Department's Transport Report 1994, Cm 2506, and vice versa.

Mr. Watts

The external finance for UR/EPs set out in the table accompanying the Department's press notice No. 457 now includes provision for European Passenger Services Ltd. EPSL became a separate Government-owned company in May 1994, before which it was part of British Rail.

Mr. Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will update the figure in tables 1.1 and 5.1 of his Department's Transport Report 1994, Cm 2506, to take account of the revised expenditure totals outlined in his Department's press notice, No. 457, issued on 29 November; and if he will show the revised figures alongside the original figures;

(2) if he will update the figures in tables 5.3 and 5.4 of his Department's Transport Report 1994, Cm 2506; and if he will add columns for 1995–96 plans to these updated tables, to take account of the revised expenditure totals outlined in his Department's press notice No. 457, issued on 29 November.

Mr. Watts

The Transport Report 1995 will contain details of the expenditure plans announced in press notice No. 457 on 29 November.

Mr. Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those items of expenditure and receipts, included under the heading "other railway related" in table 1.1 in his Department's Transport Report 1994, Cm 2506; and under what heading these items appear in the table accompanying his Department's press notice No. 457, issued on 29 November.

Mr. Watts

: Those items of expenditure included in table 1.1 of the Transport Report 1994 under the heading "other railway related "are listed in table 5.1. These items are included in the table accompanying the Department's press notice No. 457 under the heading, "other departmental programmes and services".