§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the total value of (i) payments made so far by the franchising director and (ii) all commitments so far made to(a) British Rail or (b) franchise companies and the latest estimate for the current financial year, including all consultancy payments and commissions payable by the franchising director. [33795]
§ Mr. WattsPayments made by the franchising director are as follows:
£million cash 1993–94 Outturn 1994–95 Outturn 1995–96 Outturn 1996–97 Outturn Estimate Consultancy costs1 1.5 13.1 27.0 16.8 Support to BR2 — 1,783.0 1,650.1 1,626.0 Support to franchisees3 — — 18.8 4— 1All amounts are net of recovered VAT. 2Opraf took over responsibility for making support payments to BR from DOT on 1 April 1994. 3Payments have only been made to franchisees since 4 February 1996. 4The split of support for passenger rail services between BR and franchisees in 1996–97 will depend on the progress of franchising. The total is that included in the Supply estimates for class V, vote 7, passenger rail services.