HC Deb 11 April 2002 vol 383 cc506-7W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he last spoke to his French counterpart about rail freight carriage through the Channel Tunnel. [47512]

Mr. Jamieson

Ministers maintain regular contacts with their Friends counterparts on this issue.

Miss McIntosh

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what recent discussions he has had with(a) the EU Transport Commissioner and (b) the French Transport Minister on the indefinite suspension of the Channel Tunnel rail freight facilities; what assessment he has made of the impact on his rail freight target of the indefinite suspension of the Channel Tunnel rail freight facilities; and if he will make a statement. [47915]

Mr. Jamieson

My Department, and others, are in regular contact with both the European Commission and the French Government on this matter.

We will be producing a review of the 10 Year Plan in July this year.