§ Mr. Geoffrey RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the current backlog of maintenance work on(a) the road network and (b) the rail network. [2795]
§ Mr. WattsThe latest information on the condition of the road network is contained in the national road maintenance condition survey. The notion of a current 61W backlog cannot be defined in a meaningful way. In the case of the rail network, this is an operational matter for Railtrack.