§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish(a)total expenditure on the docklands light railway, (b)total expenditure on all other new rail and bus transport projects directly related to docklands regeneration, (c)total expenditure on all road developments and improvements and (d)any other 625W expenditure by his Department to assist in London docklands regeneration showing revenue and capital separately for each year from 1981–82 to 1991–92 (estimated) and plans for 1992–93 to 1994–95.
§ Mr. FreemanExpenditure on the docklands light railway is:
£ million Investment Revenue 1984–85 33.1 0 1985–86 33.0 0 1986–87 16.2 0 1987–88 60.6 3.5 1988–89 51.4 4.6 1989–90 93.1 7.7 1990–91 139.0 10.4 1991–92 1162.8 115.0 1992–93 to 1994–95 3 year total £115 million1 1 Forecast. It is not possible to distinguish expenditure on docklands by London Buses Ltd. and London Underground Limited's core business from their expenditure on other parts of London. The table gives investment on the Jubilee line extension:
£ million 1990–91 40 1991–92 1101 1992–93 1393 1993–94 1614 1994–95 1454 1 Forecast British Rail plans to spend £20 million refurbishing Stratford by 1996 when the docklands light railway and Jubilee line extensions are expected to be open.
The following schemes in the national road programme which serve the London docklands area have been completed or are expected to be under construction by 1994–95.
- A2 Rochester Way Relief Road
- A13 Improvements Tower Hamlets/Newham
- A13 Heathway to M25 Improvements
- A12 Hackney to M11 Link
- East London River Crossing
- A406 South Woodford-Barking Relief Road
- East London Traffic Control System
Expenditure on those schemes is:
£ million 21987–88 119 1988–89 11 1989–90 10 1990–91 15 1991–92 114 1992–93 150 1993–94 1170 1994–95 1310 1 Forecast 2 Up to The Department is also responsible for maintenance and minor improvements to trunk roads in this area, and for the operation of the Woolwich ferry. Expenditure is as follows. Detailed figures for years prior to 1987–88 are not readily available.
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£ million 1987–88 3 1988–89 6 1989–90 11 1990–91 110 1991–92 19 1992–93 110 1993–94 110 1994–95 110 1 Forecast. In addition, there is expenditure on refurbishment of the Blackwell tunnel as follows:
£ million 1991–92 110 1992–93 17 1993–94 15 1 Forecast. The Thames RiverBus service received a £500,000 grant in 1989–90 to promote and improve the service in recognition of its road decongestion and docklands regeneration benefits.
Supplementary credit approvals totalling £200,000 were given in February to the London borough of Newham in respect of bus priority schemes. Further resources are being held for possible allocation to Tower Hamlets when details are provided of their firm proposals.