HC Deb 03 July 2001 vol 371 cc113-4W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will publish a list of the technical and financial consultants currently employed by the Strategic Rail Authority, the nature of the assignment for each consultant, and the value of each contract. [1025]

Consultant Project Contract value (£)
AEA Technology PTE Passenger Fares analysis 5,900
Light Rail Franchising 105,000
Analysis of Passenger Rail Fares 13,000
Thameslink report 6,250
South London Metro Study 48,000
Calculation of Passenger Miles 2,500

Mr. Spellar

The framework provided by the Transport Act 2000 is now in place to enable the Government's objectives for rail in the 10-Year Plan to be achieved. We will work with the industry to drive up performance and to identify obstacles to progress, and we wish the industry to focus on these objectives rather than on another structural reorganisation.