HC Deb 10 February 1994 vol 237 cc467-8W
Mr. Rowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many representations he has received on the route of the CTRL since 22 March 1993 from(a) the parliamentary constituency of Mid-Kent, (b) the borough of Maidstone, (c) the city of Rochester upon Medway and (d) Kent; and how many he has received specifically on the proposal to route the railway through the Boxley valley.

Mr. Freeman

The information is not readily available in the form requested, but in response to an invitation for formal comments on the refined route proposals the following responses have been received by my Department since 22 March 1993: 67 representations from local authorities, action groups and other organisations in Kent; 96 letters from individuals at Kent addresses, and 12 from Kent Members of Parliament and Members of the European Parliament; 138 public comment forms were also completed and returned to Union Railways. The representations included 194 from the Maidstone area, four from the Rochester area; 160 were in favour of the Mid-Kent long tunnel option under the Boxley valley.