§ Ms. AbbottTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many studies of transport within the Greater London area, by or sponsored by his Department, are in progress at the moment; and what is the cost of such studies(a) in internal departmental costs and (b) in terms of fees and payments to consultants, research organisations, and so on.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe Department is currently sponsoring nine studies into transport within the Greater London area. They are:
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Study Cost £ For four London assessment studies 18,550,000 Central London rail study (jointly with BR and LRT) 800,000 East London rail study (jointly with DOE and LRT) 320,000 A4/M4 corridor study 250,000 Primary route signing review 470,000 Development of traffic management and accident prevention measures 1,700,000 Company assisted travel 155,000 Heathrow and South West London orbital movement study (HASQUAD) 700,000 Tourist coaches in London 168,000 1 Total cost to date.
Some of the studies require the use of the London transportation survey model. The total costs of development, maintenance and use of this model between April 1986 and August 1989 was £2,300,000.
All costs relate to fees. There is no figure available for the internal departmental costs associated with these studies.