Written question asked by John Marek (Labour) on Friday, 2 June 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 June 2000. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Thursday, 8 June 2000 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his Answer of 23rd May, Official Report, 350 c436W, which external consultants the Franchising Director used to satisfy himself of the validity of the Virgin rail study on electrification of the North Wales main line; and what their terms of reference were. - (Holding answer 7 June 2000).

Answer: Dr. Marek: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 23 May 2000, Official Report, column 436W, which external consultants the Franchising Director used to satisfy himself of the validity of the Virgin rail study on electrification of the North Wales main line; and what their terms of reference were. [124802] Mr. Hill: [holding answer 7 June 2000]: The Franchising Director commissioned MVA Ltd. in connection with the Virgin study. Their terms of reference were to make an assessment of the study to allow the sSRA to reach a view on the robustness of methodology and the merits of the proposed North Wales electrification scheme.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 124802; 351 c314W
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Railways Railway network Wales North Wales Electrification Virgin Trains
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