HC Deb 26 March 2002 vol 382 c955W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will list the rail projects in the 10-year Plan on which development work has already started. [45348]

Mr. Jamieson

Examination of the high-level feasibility of all of the rail projects listed in the 10-year Plan is either under way or has already been completed. The SRA's Strategic Plan lists at page 49 the major projects to which the SRA is already committed or which are prioritised for delivery by 2010.

Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 25 February 2002, ref. 37093, on 10-year Plan funding, for what reason £1.5 billion of advanced grants to Railtrack has resulted in an increase in the 10-year Plan total. [40604]

Mr. Jamieson

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend, the Chief Secretary on 26 February 2002,Official Report, columns 1207–08W.