Written question asked by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 June 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 July 2002. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Monday, 1 July 2002 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Dept for Transport
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to reduce the value he puts on reducing road congestion when calculating a rail scheme's value for money.
- Answer
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Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to reduce the value he puts on reducing road congestion when calculating a rail scheme's value for money. [66060] Mr. Jamieson: The Strategic Rail Authority's Freight Strategy, published in May 2001, announced that it was undertaking a review of the valuation of road congestion costs in time and money for lorry miles switched to rail. This review is on-going and I cannot prejudge the SRA's conclusions.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 66060; 388 c110W
- Session
- 2001-02
- Subjects
- Cost effectiveness Costs Freight Large goods vehicles Railways Railway network Road traffic Roads
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