HC Deb 04 November 1993 vol 231 cc339-40W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps towards the construction of North Greenwich station are included in contract JLE 110.

Mr. Norris

JLE contract 110 has not yet been awarded, and final decisions have not yet been taken on what should be included in it.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if the private sector contributions to the Jubilee line extension, to be paid over the next 20 years, will be £300 million at current values or uprated to keep up with inflation.

Mr. Norris

Olympia and York Canary Wharf Limited has undertaken to pay London Underground Limited £300 million cash over a 24-year period starting one year after the first day of operation of the Jubilee line extension. The funding agreement under which these payments are to be made implements the understanding reached in 1989 between my Department and Olympia and York Canary Wharf Limited.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how he plans to fund the construction of North Greenwich station; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Norris

London Underground Limited is reponsible for the construction of the Jubilee Line Extension funded by grants from Government and private sector contributions, notably the £400 million pledged by Olympia and York Canary Wharf Limited. British Gas has also promised a contribution in connection with the decision to locate a station at North Greenwich.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what contracts for the Jubilee line extension are concerned with the construction of North Greenwich station.

Mr. Norris

The civil engineering work on the station will be carried out under contract 110; the electrical and mechanical work will be carried out under various E and M contracts.

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps are required to be taken to ensure the construction of a Jubilee line station at North Greenwich, above ground and providing a full service to the public from the first day of operation of the Jubilee line extension in terms of(a) negotiations between London Underground and third parties, (b) decontamination of contaminated land, (c) clearing of derelict land, (d) construction of new roads and other access routes to the station and (e) any other work or negotiations concerning the proposed site of the station and surrounding area.

Mr. Norris

London Underground Limited is preparing to let a contract for the construction of the station at North Greenwich. However, if that contract is to make full provision so that the station can open, there must first be a satisfactory conclusion to the negotiations between British Gas and London Regional Transport about the financial contribution which BG undertook to make in 1990 when it was agreed to take the line through their property in North Greenwich. The allocation of financial responsibility for specific matters such as land decontamination, derelict land clearance, road access, car parking, and bus facilities is for agreement between BG and LRT.