HC Deb 29 March 1990 vol 170 cc240-1W
Ms. Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) at what stage of the Jubilee line project Olympia and York will pay its contribution to the cost of the extension;

(2) what was the financial contribution that Olympia and York was going to make to the Jubilee line under the terms of the provisional contract or orginal agreement.

Mr. Portillo

Under the agreement reached last November Olympia and York will make a cash contribution of £400 million to the Jubilee line extension. Of that sum, £100 million will be paid within the next three years with the balance to be paid in the years following the opening of the line.

Mr. Kaufman

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his practice from time to time to travel on the Jubilee line of London Underground between St. John's Wood and Charing Cross stations in order to experience for himself the conditions undergone by regular passengers.

Mr. Portillo

No, but I have travelled on many parts of the underground at peak times and I am aware that congestion can be severe. London Underground is investing record sums, with Government support, to bring about improvements. St. John's Wood station will be renovated this spring at a cost of about £1 million.

Ms. Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which developers other than Olympia and York will be contributing to the extension of the Jubilee line.

Mr. Portillo

British Gas and Regalian.

Ms. Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether there has been any change in the level of the net contribution which Olympia and York will be making for the Jubilee line extension.

Mr. Portillo

No.

Ms. Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether any options are being considered to reduce the number of intermediate stations in the Southwark stretch of the Jubilee line extension.

Mr. Portillo

Powers are being sought in the Bill for stations in the Southwark stretch of the Jubilee line extension at Waterloo, Southwark, London Bridge, Bermondsey and Canada Water (Surrey Quays). The case for providing stations at Southwark and Bermondsey, where patronage is expected to be light, is still being considered.

Ms. Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether a provisional contract or agreement for the funding of the Jubilee line has been signed by his Department or London Regional Transport with Olympia and York.

Mr. Portillo

A schedule of terms setting out the agreement reached last November has been initialled by the Department and Olympia and York. The final agreement will be executed by London Regional Transport and Olympia and York.

Ms. Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether Olympia and York will be taking a share of the ticket revenue from passengers after the opening of the Jubilee line extension.

Mr. Portillo

No.