Passenger Safety

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 3 Mehefin 1991.

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Photo of Mr Roger Freeman Mr Roger Freeman , Kettering 12:00, 3 Mehefin 1991

Yes, I am sure that we shall do so. Those on the Opposition Front Bench have been pressing my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Transport on the rail link. I am sure that the House will realise that as and when a rail link is built the amount of travel in tunnels—under the channel, through the north and south Downs and under the metropolis—will be considerable, whatever route is chosen. The experience of rail passengers travelling through long tunnels, especially in Japan, will be relevant.