§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those public investment projects within his Department's responsibility which have attracted private capital and have been commenced since the 1992 autumn statement.
§ Mr. MacGregor[holding answer 2 November 1993]I gave my approval on 29 October for London Regional Transport to start work on the Jubilee line extension, to which the private sector is making a contribution of £400 million. Following conclusion of a joint venture agreement between BAA and British Rail in August, work is also going ahead on the Heathrow express link.
Work is continuing on the privately financed second Severn bridge and draft orders were published in June for the privately financed Birmingham northern relief road.
In addition, the Government have announced that it is the intention that both the channel tunnel rail link and crossrail schemes should be taken forward as joint ventures with the private sector.