§ Lord Faulkner of Worcesterasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the arrangements for the Secretary of State for Transport to give directions and guidance to the Strategic Rail Authority on how to exercise any of its functions, as specified in Sections 206 and 207 of the Transport Act 2000, are adequate; and if not, what deficiencies there are. [HL4030]
§ Lord Davies of OldhamThe arrangements are adequate. The White PaperThe Future of Rail announced the Government's intention to issue new directions and guidance to the Strategic Rail Authority to clarify how the authority's responsibilities are to be discharged during the period before the legislation proposed in the White Paper comes into force.