§ Jane GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will give an estimated completion date for the Thameslink 2000 scheme; and what the implications are for the Crossrail project. [88738]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe current estimate for the start of Thameslink 2000 services is May 2006. There is nothing planned within the scope of the scheme which would prevent the introduction of the Crossrail project.