Written statement to Parliament

Correction to the Written Answer to Parliamentary Question 98207

Explains that 9 route miles of railway track were electrified between May 1997 and May 2010.

• From: Department for Transport and The Rt Hon Theresa Villiers
• Published: 24 April 2012

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Delivered on: 24 April 2012

I regret to inform the House that there was an inaccuracy in the answer I gave to Parliamentary Question 98207 on 5 March (Official Report, Column 411W) and subsequent comments made by the Secretary of State for Transport, my Rt Hon Friend, the Hon Member for Putney (Justine Greening) in debates held on 8 March (Official Report, Column 1035) and 23 March (Official Report, Column 1049) about how many miles of railway track were electrified between May 1997 and May 2010.

The correct answer is approximately 9 route miles were electrified between May 1997 and May 2010, not 39 route miles as previously stated. This total does not include newly constructed railways.

Published 24 April 2012