HC Deb 22 July 1997 vol 298 c493W
Mr. Austin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made of the proposal for a rail link to Thamesmead. [10103]

Ms Glenda Jackson

The option of constructing a southerly extension to the docklands light railway to Thamesmead from Gallions Reach is being assessed as a potential public transport component of the Thames gateway bridge, one of the potential new river crossings for east London currently being appraised by my Department.