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Leicester A46-A47 Link

Volume 282: debated on Monday 14 October 1996

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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which office of his Department will analyse the additional evidence on induced traffic for the Leicester A46-A47 link from Leicestershire county council. [40127]

Additional information received from Leicestershire county council in relation to induced traffic on the proposed Leicester A46-A47 link, will be evaluated initially by officials, acting on my behalf, in the local authority orders section, Newcastle upon Tyne. They have in turn sought expert advice, from within the Department, as required.

Track access charge supplements
£000
Track possessions Schedule 4Railtrack performance regime Schedule 8Level Crossings
1995–961996–971995–961996–971996–97
Anglia Railways Train Services Ltd.2003441,2031,240995
Cardiff Railway Company Ltd.60103357368127
Central Trains Ltd.5759896,3426,5382,946
Cross Country Trains Ltd.4688054,9165,0681,434
Gatwick Express Ltd.356083285873
Great Eastern Railway Ltd.2925013,2323,3321,452
Great Western Trains Company Ltd.4938465,8356,0161,168
InterCity East Coast Ltd.7121,2247,0327,2501,788
InterCity West Coast Ltd.6731,1575,7105,887640
Island Line Ltd.00000
LTS Rail Limited001,6481,699766
Merseyrail Electrics Ltd.1302231,6151,665310
Midland Main Line Ltd.1522611,2701,309981
Network SouthCentral Ltd.4888393,9084,0291,031
North London Railways Ltd.2213791,5861,635370
North West Regional Railways Ltd.5549523,4213,5271,315
Regional Railways North East Ltd.7741,3304,6484,7925,035
ScotRail Railways Ltd.8591,4774,2224,3531,064
South Wales and West Railway Ltd.2995131,7371,791771
South West Trains Ltd.6011,0334,4604,5981,421
Thames Trains Ltd.1712941,0541,087479
Thameslink Rail Ltd.1793071,6691,721915
The Chiltern Railway Co. Ltd.74127433446465
The South Eastern Train Co. Ltd.6141,0555,3855,5521,288
West Anglia Great Northern Railways Ltd.3766452,4882,5651,471
Total9,00015,46575,00077,32628,307

which further York-based British Rail businesses are in the programme for privatisation, the number of employees in each of these businesses, the expected date for disposal and the expected cash receipt from the disposal. [40241]

The following British Rail businesses, whose headquarters were based in York. have been sold or franchised as at 1 October 1996.