asked the Minister of Transport what consideration he has given to the views expressed recently by the Scottish Transport Users Consultative Committee on complaints that it received about timekeeping and train service quality and the problems of British Rail's ageing rolling stock in Scotland.

I have not had any communications recently from the Scottish Transport Users Consultative Committee, but it will be aware that timekeeping and service quality, and so on, are matters of management for the Railways Board. I would, therefore, expect the TUCC to continue to press these issues with the board.