§ Mr. RandallTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) what recent assessment he has made of the health and safety implications connected with the use of asbestos in the brake systems of London Underground trains; [156559]
(2) what recent assessment he has made of the quantity of asbestos utilised in the brake systems of London Underground trains. [156560]
§ Mr. HillThis is an operational matter for London Underground who inform me that there is no asbestos in the brakes used on London Underground trains.