Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 1 July 1981.
I shall not reconsider my proposed method. As the hon. Gentleman said, it is true that it is not a blanket commitment to investment, come what may. It would not be right for any Government to give that sort of commitment. It is a promise of a running programme, provided that sensible conditions are met. The hon. Gentleman, with his knowledge of the rail industry, knows that the conditions that we have set out can be met.