§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when he expects work on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link(a) to begin and (b) to be completed; and if he will make a statement on negotiations concerning the construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. [19236]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonUnder the Development Agreement with the Government, London and Continental Railways (LCR) are contracted to complete the Channel Tunnel Rail Link within five and a half years of raising finance for the project. LCR say that this is planned for around mid-1998, that they are currently discussing related proposals with a number of parties and that main construction should begin next April.