HC Deb 17 March 1993 vol 221 c264W
Mrs. Helen Jackson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the current estimated cost of(a) the King's Cross terminal development and (b) the crossrail link line.

Mr. Freeman

The estimates that we have indicate that the cost of the King's Cross terminal would be of the order of £1.4 billion and the crossrail project of the order of £1.7 billion.

Sir Keith Speed

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of funding for the channel tunnel rail link construction he is planning should come from the private sector.

Mr. Freeman

It is too early to say. The Government are committed to taking the project forward as a joint venture, and we shall now discuss the proposals with the private sector.