§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the schedule is of(a)contractually and (b)provisionally agreed grants and other financial contributions from the public sector to the rail industry during the 10-year plan period. [48182]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe profile of public sector support was set out in the reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Lynne Jones) on 23 January 2002,Official Report,columns 871–72W.
Within this total support, the profile of network grants to Railtrack and its successor is set out in Appendix D of the Rail Regulator's October 2000 Periodic Review and in the appendices to the Regulator's letter to Railtrack of 9 April. Payments to the CTRL relate to the 1998 restructured deal with London and Continental Railways. Other grant payments, such as freight grants and the Rail Passenger Partnership fund are discussed in the SRA Strategic Plan and in the SRA Annual Report 2000–01.