§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his latest estimate is of the completion date of the West Coast main line upgrade. [85334]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe Strategic Rail Authority's draft strategy for the West Coast Route Modernisation project proposes substantial completion by 2006, though work in the Trent Valley, for which Transport and Works Act approvals are required, is planned to continue until 2008.