HC Deb 16 December 1997 vol 303 c145W
16. Mr. Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if the proposed Greater London Authority will have powers to invest in London Transport Underground Ltd. [19410.]

Mr. Raynsford

The proposed Greater London Authority, working through the London Transport Authority, will have a duty to produce and deliver an integrated transport strategy for London, which will need to include the Underground. As our Green Paper made clear, the LTA's role should include oversight of the public private partnership for the London Underground which we are urgently developing.