§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the expected number of travellers on the proposed extension to the Jubilee Line(a) from Docklands westwards and (b) from west to Docklands in each of the first 10 years of operation.
§ Mr. PortilloForecasts have been made only for the morning peak three-hour period in 2001. The number of passengers predicted to use the line varies from link to link along its length. Between Green Park and Canary Wharf the number of people travelling daily eastward in the morning peak period is forecast to vary between 17,000 and 30,300 and the number travelling westward between 8,000 and 32,100.
§ Mr. O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he has information on the proposed extension of the Jubilee line to Greenwich; if his Department is proposing to fund this extension; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what information he has on the extension of the Jubilee line into the London docklands; if any private companies are considering contributing to this extension: and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PortilloI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State in reply to a question from the hon. Member for Hendon, South (Mr. Marshall) today. LRT will shortly deposit a Bill for an extension of the Jubilee line prepared on the basis of an alignment via Brunswick (not Greenwich). But, I understand that it would be possible for the promoter to propose to Parliament that the route be changed during the consideration of the Bill. That could be proposed if sufficient contributions were forthcoming from those with an interest in the Greenwich alignment to offset the additional costs of that route.