HC Deb 16 December 2002 vol 396 cc659-60W
Chris Ruane

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what funds he has allocated for rail track and station improvements in the last three years; and how much of this funding has been spent in North Wales. [87155]

Mr. Jamieson

Most public funds for railways are channelled through franchise support payments and cannot be allocated to specific expenditure. The Strategic Rail Authority has recently awarded over £2.4 million of funding from its Rail Passenger Partnership scheme for the 'Inform Cymru' project, providing customer information systems at stations along the Cambrian Line.