§ Mr. SpringTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what information his Department has received from Network Rail on their plans to(a) lease and (b) sell telecommunication masts and base stations on their land to mobile phone operators; [163030]
(2) how many telecommunication masts have been erected on land owned by Network Rail since January 2002. [163031]
§ Mr. McNultyNetwork Rail is currently implementing a new safety system known as the Global System for Mobile Communications for Railways
1170WMy Department plans shortly to publish information on the number of safety camera locations for all Safety Camera Partnerships in England and Wales together with collision and casualty information.
Prior to the Safety Camera Programme, police and highway authorities have used cameras since 1991, under the Road Traffic Act 1991 and the Department of Transport Circular 1/92 'Use of technology for traffic enforcement: Guidance on deployment'. My Department does not hold information centrally on cameras which are not part of the Safety Camera Programme.