Railtrack

HC Deb 09 November 2001 vol 374 cc454-5W

Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 25 October 2001, Official Report, column 395W, on Railtrack, it he will list the actions that will be required to secure investment grade ratings for the debt of the company limited by guarantee. [12986]

Mr. Jamieson

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State to the right hon. Member for Wokingham (Mr. Redwood) on 31 October 2001,Official Report, column 671W.

Norman Lamb

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his reply of 22 October 2001,Official Report, column 94W, on Railtrack, when he met Mr. Alun Evans to discuss release of the document proposing changes to the Parsons Brinckerhoff report; and to what extent the propriety of the conduct of Ms Jo Moore in respect of the release of this document was discussed with Mr. Evans. [12993]

Mr. Byers

This information is exempted from disclosure under Part 2 of Section II of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.

Mrs. Lait

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment he has made of the impact on the crossrail project of Railtrack being placed into administration. [12695]

Mr. Jamieson

Work on the development of a crossrail project will continue on the same basis as before Railtrack administration. It has always been expected that a special purpose vehicle would be created to take forward any scheme which might be developed as a result of the current project definition work.

Mrs. Lait

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment he has made of the effect on the rail services to and from the Beckenham constituency of the decision to place Railtrack into administration. [12670]

Mr. Jamieson

Rail services will not be affected by the process of administration. The Government will ensure that the administrator has the funds to maintain the full operation of the network.

Mr. Pickles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the value of the railway stations within the ownership of Railtrack on 4 October was. [13214]

Mr. Spellar

The balance sheet valuation of all of Railtrack Group plc's tangible assets as at 31 March 2001 is shown in their 2000–01 annual report and accounts. Separate accounts for Railtrack plc are held at Companies House.