HC Deb 18 March 2002 vol 382 c18W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 25 February 2002,Official Report, column 782W, how much Coucher Pender Ltd. is being paid for the services rendered. [39159]

Mr. Jamieson

The amount of payment will depend on how long the process continues and whether the CLG bid is successful or not.

Mr. Redwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many new carriages have been brought into use by train operating companies on the UK network in the last six months; and how many new carriages have been ordered since Railtrack went into administration. [44235]

Mr. Spellar

Approximately 270 vehicles have entered service on the national rail network in the last six months and 603 new vehicles have been ordered since Railtrack went into administration on 7 October 2001.