§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much central Government money was used in each of the 235W past five years to help local authorities develop PFI deals for (a) road schemes and (b) other transport services; and if he will list the schemes. [48914]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonIn 1993–94 a final grant payment of £13,279 was made as part of assistance given to West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority to assist with the development of a concession agreement for the West Midlands Metro line 1. Since that time no local authority has been allocated resources tied specifically to the development of a deal in the transport sector which involves private finance.
A considerable number of authorities do, however, receive funding for local transport packages and some package resources may have been used by authorities to support their expenditure in developing PFI cases. This is most likely in the case of light rail proposals but might also occur for other kinds of infrastructure where a major development forms part of the local package strategy.