The present Crisis in Our Transport System is not something which has suddenly overwhelmed us.

The focus of the Crisis in Our Transport System was highlighted a week or two ago when the Secretary of State for Transport made his disastrous announcement about the cancellation of the high-speed link to the channel tunnel.

Although it recognises the Crisis in Our Transport System, it fails to acknowledge that many problems existed before 1997 and does not even begin to acknowledge the Conservative party's involvement in the creation of that crisis.

There is a need for immediate action to tackle the Crisis in Our Transport System.