HC Deb 27 October 1998 vol 318 cc103-4W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions which former British Rail sites, since the privatisation of British Rail, have been sold or leased for developments serviced by road haulage. [56343]

Ms Glenda Jackson

This information is not available.

Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what acreage of unutilised former British Rail land has been allocated to(a) Railtrack and (b) the British Transport Property Board. [56344]

Ms Glenda Jackson

This information could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.

Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what criteria have been used to divide British Rail land between Railtrack and the British Transport Property Board. [56242]

Ms Glenda Jackson

I understand that when Railtrack was created in 1994 by the previous Government, it was allocated the operational land and those non-operational sites and disused sections of line which stood a realistic prospect of future railways use; BR only retained sites and sections of line which were not thought at the time to meet that criterion.