HC Deb 19 January 2004 vol 416 cc1007-8W
Mr. Hancock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps are being taken to reduce the costs of(a) administration and (b) consultants within the railway industry. [147329]

Mr. McNulty

As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport said today in his statement to the House, the Department for Transport is undertaking a review of the rail industry. This will consider all of the industry's costs and how better value for passengers can be obtained from the Government's funding.