§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what objectives he has set for Railtrack and British Rail in the current financial year; and if he will place a copy in the Library.
§ Mr. FreemanI refer the hon. Member to the answer that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave on 1 July to my hon. Friend the Member for Dartford (Mr. Dunn),Official Report, column 773.
§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what powers he has retained to control wage agreements entered into by Railtrack.
§ Mr. FreemanMy right hon. Friend has no powers to control Railtrack's wage agreements. As with any Government-owned body it is, however, expected to follow the Government's approach to public sector pay which was set out clearly last autumn by my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer.