HC Deb 06 December 2001 vol 376 c441W
Tom Brake

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make statement on the SRA' s responsibility for providing electrical power. [21110]

Mr. Jamieson

Railtrack together with the electricity generating industry are responsible for the supply of electrical power to railways. The Strategic Rail Authority has a primary role in evaluating the case for new investment in railways which may include the choice of motive power.