§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of the costs of the Tyne and Wear Metro has been met by central Government funds; what was the total sum so involved; and if he will also express the figures in current prices.
§ Mr. EyreBy the time construction is finished, it is estimated that the Tyne and Wear Metro will have cost 469W about £290 million, equivalent to about £425 million at current prices. More than two-thirds of this will have been contributed by the Government.