§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) what the basis is for his conclusion on the savings from advancing the end of railway administration in terms of the(a) months advanced, (b) cost per month of administration and (c) cost of savings forgone through administration; [47119]
(2) what savings on the railways he estimates are not achievable as a result of railway administration. [47120]
§ Mr. JamiesonI refer the hon. Member to the answer I have given today to the hon. Member for Christchurch (Christopher Chope) [Ref 48214].
§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many passenger miles on the rail network are hauled by(a) diesel trains and (b) electric trains. [49710]
§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many rail breaks per million there were for Railtrack in each of the last six years; and how many of these resulted from gauge corner cracking. [50658]
§ Mr. ByersI understand from the Office of the Rail Regulator that the total numbers of reported broken rails in the last six years were:
Number 1996–97 709 1997–98 755 1998–99 952 1999–2000 919 2000–01 706 2001–02 1550 1 Estimate according to data to end of period 12.