§ Viscount Astorasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they consulted the Strategic Rail Authority before putting Railtrack into administration. [HL1142]
§ Lord Falconer of ThorotonOfficials informed the Strategic Rail Authority on 6 October of my right honourable friend the Secretary of State's decision to refuse Railtrack's proposal for additional government funding and of his intention to petition the High Court for a railway administration order.