§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the annual estimated cost to public funds of the shadow toll payments to the successful bidders in respect of tranche 1A let by the Highways Agency. [2010]
§ Mr. WattsI have asked the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. David Chidgey, dated 11 November 1996:
The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your recent question about the costs of the four contracts let as Tranche 1A of the Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) programme (A618/A19 Dishforth to Tyne Tunnel DBFO, A30/A35 Exeter to Bere Regis DBFO, A50/A564 Stoke to Derby Link DBFO and M40 Junctions 1 to 15 DBFO).The following figures illustrate the estimated range of annual cost (over a 5 year period), based on the Highways Agency's forecast of traffic volume for the above four contracts. These figures, which are cash price estimates, will be influenced by the usage of the DBFO road and the performance of the DBFO Company. The figures below do not include additional but relatively minor future lump sum payments covering, for example, archaeological works, which because of their uncertain nature are extremely difficult to estimate.
- 1996–97: £4 million
- 1997–98: £43 million
- 1998–99: £45 million
- 1999–00: £57 million
- 2000–01: £76 million