Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on whether either of the Elstree tunnels will need to be closed during the development of the proposed Radlett rail freight terminal.

The Department does not hold information on this. It will be for the developers, working with Network Rail, to undertake any modifications necessary to the Elstree rail tunnels to achieve W10 gauge clearance; and it will be for Network Rail to assess and to schedule the necessary works.