Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will include piggyback lorries in the legislation allowing heavier lorries to be used in combined rail-road journeys;
(2) if he will start work immediately on the upgrading of a rail route from Scotland to the channel tunnel to allow piggyback traffic.
(3) if he will make it his policy to press for standardisation of dimensions of containers, rail gauges and related matters;
(4) what plans he has to increase the attractiveness of railways as an element in an inter-modal transport system.
(5) what plans he has to support the Piggyback Consortium plans as outlined in its final report published in April.