Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 6 February 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 February 2002. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Wednesday, 13 February 2002 on behalf of the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.

Dept for Transport Local Government and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what function has been played within the railway industry by Global Crossing; what discussions he has had with (a) Ernst and Young, (b) the Strategic Rail Authority and (c) the HSE on the potential impact on the railway industry of the collapse of Global Crossing; what effect the collapse of Global Crossing (a) has had and (b) is likely to have upon the rail network; and what steps his Department (i) has taken and (ii) will be taking in response to its collapse; what discussions (a) his Department and (b) the Strategic Rail Authority have had since 1997 with (i) Railtrack and (ii) the Rail Administrators regarding the work of (A) Racal Telecom and (B) Global Crossing within the railway industry; what steps the (a) SRA, (b) HSE and (c) Railway Administrators (i) have taken and (ii) will be taking in response to the collapse of Global Crossing.

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