§ Mr. TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what funding has been made available from the private sector towards the development and implementation of light rapid transit schemes in(a) Manchester, (b) Birmingham, (c) south Yorkshire and (d) Leeds and Nottingham.
§ Mr. FreemanThe private sector contributes to the development and implementation of light rapid transit schemes in three ways: expenditure on bids in competitive tenders and associated design work; developer contributions to the construction costs of schemes; and concession payments for contracts to undertake any or all of the design, building, operation and maintenance of a light rapid transit system. Some or all of these types of contribution have been received or are planned in all of the schemes listed. The amounts involved are commercially confidential.