§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what total costs, including external costs and external costs for advice, have been incurred by the Rail Regulator to date in respect of rail privatisation; and what are the estimates for the current financial year. [33797]
§ Mr. WattsI am advised by the Office of the rail regulator that its expenditure from the time of its establishment in 1993–94 has been as set out in the following table, which includes a column showing planned expenditure in the current year. The 1995–96 figures are provisional.
£ million 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Consultancy 0.6 2.9 3.0 1.2 Running costs 0.6 4.7 5.7 6.6 Capital 0.2 1.4 0.3 0.4 Total 1.4 9.0 9.0 8.2