Extract from oral answer (Lords) on Transport for London: Financial Settlement - Mar 2
Wednesday, 3 March 2021 07:34
Lord Berkeley (Lab) [V]: My Lords, Crossrail’s budget has been
under pressure recently, and one of the stations that has not yet
been started is Old Oak Common. Can the Minister tell the House
what the budget is for Old Oak Common station, and how it is broken
down between Crossrail, HS2 and Great Western Railway? If she
cannot tell me, can she please write me? The Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport (Baroness Vere
of Norbiton) (Con): Had the noble Lord given...Request free trial
(Lab) [V]: My Lords, Crossrail’s budget
has been under pressure recently, and one of the stations that has
not yet been started is Old Oak Common. Can the Minister tell the
House what the budget is for Old Oak Common station, and how it is
broken down between Crossrail, HS2 and Great Western
Railway? If she cannot tell me, can she
please write me?
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for
Transport ()
(Con): Had the noble Lord given me fair warning of
that question, I would have been delighted to answer it for the
Chamber. However, I will discuss very briefly the amount of funding
that the Government have been able to support for Crossrail. Back
in August 2020 the board of Crossrail said that it would need
another £1.1 billion, which was probably about the P70 budget. The
Government have announced £825 million so that the GLA can borrow
further funds to get Crossrail over the line and open to
passengers.
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