HC Deb 20 February 1996 vol 272 cc111-2W
Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent consultations have taken place between his Department and Central Railway plc; and what evaluation his Department has undertaken of its proposals. [15832]

Mr. Watts

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State met Central Railway plc on 17 January as part of a continuing dialogue between the company and the Department on procedural aspects of the Transport and Works Act 1992. The Department has undertaken no evaluation of the proposals, but has made comments on initial drafts provided by the company of certain application documents in the context of the statutory requirements.