§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions on what date he instructed parliamentary drafters to draft(a) the Railway Administration Order Rules 2001 and (b) legislation to give him powers to direct the Rail Regulator. [15624]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 16 November 2001]: Details of internal communications are exempt from disclosure under section 2 of Part II of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.
§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he will announce the(a) board of (b) financial backers of and (c) advisers to the proposed not-for-profit company he wishes to take over the assets and liabilities of Railtrack plc. [16369]
§ Mr. SpellarA bid team is being established to propose a company limited by guarantee which will put a bid to the Administrator to have transferred to it Railtrack plc's railway assets and its role as Network Operator. Information on the company's board, financial backers and advisers will be announced at the appropriate time.
§ Mr. HowardTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he has made a revised estimate of the total cost of the rail element of the 10-year transport plan since the administration of Railtrack; and if he will make a statement on alterations to previous forecasts, broken down by the(a) private and (b) public elements of the plan. [17743]
§ Mr. SpellarThe level of rail funding provided for the 10-year plan for transport has not changed as a result of the Railtrack administration.