§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) under what headings of expenditure the aid to be provided for the Manchester Metrolink will be spent; [116864]
(2) what proportion of the aid to be provided for the Manchester Metrolink will be given as (a) grant and (b) credit approval. [116863]
§ Mr. HillAs my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State made clear in his reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Central (Mr. Lloyd) on 22 March 2000,Official Report, column 549W, the final details of the funding package are still to be determined. However, it will include both grant and credit approvals. Public support will be towards the capital costs of the project which would typically include construction costs, rolling stock, utility diversion and land purchase.