HC Deb 05 March 2002 vol 381 cc174-5W
34. Mr. Tom Harris

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on the provision of direct Eurostar services between Scotland and continental Europe. [36678]

Mr. Jamieson

It is for Eurostar to decide whether to run Regional Eurostar services from Scotland. The British Railways Board and an independent report for Government from Arthur D. Little have concluded that it is highly unlikely that Regional Eurostar services will be commercially viable at least until CTRL Section 2 opens in 2007.