HC Deb 09 May 2000 vol 349 c371W
Mr. Ottaway

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when his Department last assessed the level of passenger demand for the Croydon Tramlink. [120841]

Mr. Hill

The Department assessed levels of passenger demand for Croydon Tramlink prior to the Concession Agreement being signed in 1996. In line with the PFI nature of the project, assessment of passenger demand for Tramlink is now a matter for the concessionaire Tramtrack Croydon Ltd. (TCL). I understand that in April this year TCL estimated that Croydon Tramlink will carry more than 20 million passengers a year.