HC Deb 31 March 1998 vol 309 c491W
17. Mr. Timms

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made of the impact of the channel tunnel rail link on regeneration in the Thames Gateway area. [35459]

Angela Eagle

When the previous Government decided to commit £1.8 billion, at current prices, of public subsidy, plus public assets, to the project, the worth of the regeneration benefit was estimated to be about £500 million.