§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what discussions he has had with the British Railways Board concerning the planned disposal of the board's land holdings. [100679]
§ Mr. HillIn July last year the Government announced a suspension of sales of British Rail property pending a review of it by the BR Board. Following the review, the Government have agreed with the Chairman of the BR Board (now part of the shadow Strategic Rail Authority) the lifting of the sales suspension and the introduction of new marketing procedures for the disposal of its land holdings which will give priority to transport use. BR's "Marketing Process" document which gives further details is available in the House Library.