§ Ms ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what instructions he has given to the chairman of the British Railways Board regarding the role of the British Railways Board and its subsidiaries after April 1997; and if he will make a statement; [13925]
(2) what instructions he has given to the chairman of the British Railways Board regarding the rate at which subsidiaries of the British Railways Board are to be transferred to the private sector; and if he will make a statement. [13926]
§ Mr. WattsThe objectives set by my right hon. Friend for the chairman of the British Railways Board for 1995–96 were set out in a letter to the chairman on 26 June 1995, as announced in my right hon. Friend's answer of 4 July 1995 to my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Burton (Sir I. Lawrence),Official Report, column 117. Announcements about the chairman's objectives for 1996–97 and subsequently will be made in due course.