Lord Berkeleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the draft performance regime for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Phase 2 operations, involving Railtrack, Eurostar, a domestic passenger operator and freight operators, designed by Union Rail and the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions' consultants, Mott Parsons Gibb. [HL2571]
The Minister of State, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (Lord Falconer of Thoroton): The performance regime for Section 2 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link has not yet been finalised. When it has been agreed it will be for the Office of the International Rail Regulator to decide whether details of the regime should be published in accordance with the Railways Regulations 1998 and relevant European directives.