§ Mr. EvennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what representations he has received concerning the release of any economic evaluation of the east London rail study; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will publish any cost/benefit analysis of the east London rail study commissioned by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FreemanA small number of representations have been received about the release of details of the economic 445W evaluation of the Jubilee line extension including some from hon. Members. This material was not released at the time the east London rail study report was published last July as it might have prejudiced negotiations with developers about their contributions to the cost of the line. However, now that agreement has been reached about the level of these contributions, I can now release this information. The cost benefit analysis which lay behind the ELRS report was as follows.
Present value of costs and benefits for the Jubilee line extension from Green Park via (inter alia) Waterloo, Canary Wharf and Greenwich Point to Stratford
1988–89 prices discounted to 1989 £ million Capital costs (690) Operating cost (90) Additional revenue 290 Funding gap (490) Passenger benefits 730 Road user benefits 200 Net benefit 440 Benefit: cost ratio 1.56:1