§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if it is his policy to require the provision of automatic train protection. [64668]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonWe are currently considering formal proposals, submitted by the Health and Safety Commission just before Christmas, that would require train protection measures (to stop trains automatically in danger situations) to be fitted to all trains and to key signals by 1 January 2004.