To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his latest estimate of the gross cost to the public purse of British railways in the years 1998 to 2001 if the privatisation plans are implemented. [38460]
[holding answer 23 October 1995]: The privatisation process has irresistible momentum. The Government remain committed to continuing to provide financial support to the railways. We believe that privatisation will bring efficiency improvements, competition and innovation, from which passengers and taxpayers will benefit, and which will become
| Date | Location | Numbers and type of A/C | Nationality | Nature of breach |
| 7 January | Lockerbie Dumfries and Galloway | 1 x Tornado | RAF | Lockerbie avoidance area |
| 17 January | Eshott Northumberland | 1 x Tornado | RAF | Eshott Microlight Site avoidance area |
| 17 January | Ruabon, Clwyd | 1 x Hercules | RAF | Monsanto Chemical Works avoidance area |
| 20 January | Beverley Humberside | 1 x Harrier | RAF | Hull Aero Club avoidance area |
| 25 January | Caerlaverock Dumfries and Galloway | 1 x Gazelle | AAC | Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust avoidance area |
| 9 February | Caerlaverock Dumfries and Galloway | 1 x Sea King | RN | Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust avoidance area |
| 28 March | Lockerbie Dumfries and Galloway | 1 x Gazelle | AAC | Lockerbie avoidance area |
| 6 April | Market Rasen Lincolnshire | 1 x Tornado | TTTE | Hill House Riding School avoidance area |
| 11 April | Bude, Cornwall | 2xF15 | USAF | Seasonal avoidance area in Little Youlstone |
| 12 April | Caerlaverock Dumfries and Galloway | 1 x Jaguar | RAF | Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust avoidance area |
| 12 April | Caerlaverock Dumfries and Galloway | 1 x Tornado | RAF | Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust avoidance area |
| 12 April | Caerlaverock Dumfries and Galloway | 1 x Jaguar | RAF | Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust avoidance area |
| 13 April | St. Mary's Lock Selkirk | 2 x Jaguar | RAF | Failed to observe uni-directional flow while flying in the Moffat Valley |
| 15 April | Beverley North Humberside | 1 x Tornado 4 x A7 | RAF Portuguese Airforce | Hull Aero Club avoidance area |
| 25 April | Caerlaverock Dumfries and Galloway | 1 x Jaguar | RAF | Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust avoidance area |
increasingly evident over time. The major area of cost will be for the provision of passenger services. The level of this cost will be determined by market competition through the process of franchising the passenger train operating companies. No estimate of the cost of public sector support has been made beyond 1995–96.