HC Deb 04 December 2001 vol 376 cc199-200W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what date his Department told(a) London Underground and (b) the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions that some more expensive elements of the London Underground PPP scheme should be scheduled for the later years of the scheme. [18401]

£ billion (cash prices)1
UK figures
2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
Basic state pension (including non-contributory) 37.3 39.1 40.6
SERPS 5.6 6.2 6.9
Minimum income guarantee/pension credit2 4.7 4.5 5.4
Winter fuel payments2 1.7 1.7 1.8

Mr. Andrew Smith

HM Treasury has given no such instructions to either London Underground, or the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.

Tom Brake

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what action the Treasury has taken in relation to the public-private partnership for London Underground in the last three months. [20284]

Mr. Andrew Smith

[holding answer 3 December 2001]: Treasury, DTLR and London Underground officials are in regular contact about various aspects of the PPP. London Underground are responsible for negotiating the PPP contracts.