HC Deb 25 April 2002 vol 384 cc401-2W
Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment he has made of the impact on Railtrack and its successor body of the German manufacturer Windoff going into receivership. [51981]

Study Date expected to report
West Midlands to North West (M6) May 2002
London to South West and South Wales (A303, M4) May 2002
A1 (North of Newcastle) May 2002
North/South movements in the East Midlands (M1 Junctions 21 to 30) May 2002
Hull (East/West) corridor (A63 and A1033 to Port of Hull) May 2002
A453 (M1 to J24 (Nottingham) June 2002
South and West Yorkshire motorway box (M1 J30 to A1 West Yorks/M18/M62 and A1(M) June 2002
Tyneside area (A1/A19) June 2002
London to Ipswich (A12) July 2002
South Coast (Southampton to Folkestone coastal corridor)—(M27, A27 & A259) August 2002
M60 Junction 12–18 (West to North Manchester) November 2002
Thames Valley (London to Reading—M4) November 2002
ORBIT—Transport solutions around London (M25) Autumn 2002
London to South Midlands (A1, M1, M11, A5 and A421) December 2002
Norwich to Peterborough (A47) February 2003
West Midlands to East Midlands (A42/M42 to M6 corridor and M69 and A38) April 2003

The final two multi-modal studies have yet to commence. Dates have yet to be confirmed although we would expect these to report by end of 2003/early 2004.

  • Multi-modal study and location
  • A52 (clifton Bridge to Bingham, Nottinghamshire)
  • A34 (North from Southampton).

Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) if he will list the titles of the officials from DTLR, the Government Offices for the Regions and the Highways Agency who attended the DTLR multi-modal study infrastructure charging seminar on 1 February; [52088]

(2) when the summary papers for the DTLR multi-modal study infrastructure charging seminar on 1 February were produced. [52087]

Mr. Byers

Such matters are for the company to consider.

Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what representations he has received from(a) the SRA, (b) Railtrack plc, (c) Newtrack Rail and (d) the Office of the Rail Regulator regarding the potential repercussions resulting from Windoff going into receivership. [51982]

Mr. Byers

None.