§ Lord Bethellasked Her Majesty's Government:
How much money has been made available from the European Union budget, in each of the past three years, for transport infrastructure in the London area: and whether they will give details of each individual project which has received funds. [HL3]
§ Baroness HaymanERDF funding of £2,954,500 was committed to transport infrastructure projects in London under the East London and Lee Valley Objective 2 Programme 1994–96, as follows:
Project title 1995 1996 1997 Stratford station subwayextension (LB Newham) £170,000 — — Seven Sisters interchange(LB Haringey) £125,000 — — Stratford Regional station(LB Newham) £1,430,000 — — Tottenham Hale LULstation upgrade(LB Haringey) £1,066,000 — — Cycle parking at railstations (LB Haringey) — £29,500 — Lea Bridge Road buspriority measures(LB Waltham Forest) — £94,000 — Access strategy for EastLondon and Lea Valley(LB Waltham Forest) — £40,000 — Totals £2,791,000 £163,500 £0 In addition, between 1995 and 1997 about £66 million was awarded from the EU's Trans-European Networks (TENs) budget to the development of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and initial stages of the West Coast Mail Line upgrading and modernisation. However, it is not possible to identify separately the proportions applicable to infrastructure in the London area.