Mr. Edward Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total estimated capital cost of the proposed Tyneside Rapid Transit System at January 1972 prices; what this figure would be at current prices; and if he has reason to anticipate that the cost will increase in real terms.
§ Mr. PeytonThe answer to the first part of the Question is £65.5 million; to the second, that an assessment is being made; and to the third, no.