§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake work in connection with the South Coast upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what the(a) status of, (b) start date of and (c) expected completion date for such works is; [42836]
(2) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the West Anglia Route Modernisation; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works; [42826]
234W(3) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Brighton Main Line upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what the (a) status of, (b) start date of and (c) expected completion date for such works is; [42835]
(4) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the TransPennine upgrade (stations and new trains); if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works; [42825]
(5) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Hurst Green to Uckfield electrification; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works; [42833]
(6) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Connex South Eastern platform extensions; if he will place them in the Library; and what the (a) status of, (b) start date of and (c) expected completion date for such works is; [42821]
(7) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Chiltern upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works; [42823]
(8) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the South Central upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works; [42831]
(9) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with Gatwick Station; if he will place them in the Library; and what the (a) status of, (b) start date of and (c) expected completion date for such works is; [42817]
(10) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the South West Trains upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what the (a) status of, (b) start date of and (c) expected completion date for such works is; [42837]
(11) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Thameslink 2000; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works; [42827]
(12) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the West Coast upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what the (a) status of, (b) start date of and (c) expected completion date for such works is; [42819]
(13) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Felixstowe to Nuneaton upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works; [42829]
235W(14) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Arun Valley upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what the (a) status of, (b) start date of and (c) expected completion date for such works is; [42834]
(15) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the East London Line extension; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works; [42824]
(16) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Ashford to Hastings electrification; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works; [42832]
(17) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Midland Main Line upgrade (stations and new trains); if he will place them in the Library; and what the (a) status of, (b) start date of and (c) expected completion date for such works is; [42818]
(18) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the Southampton to West Midlands upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works; [42828]
(19) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the CrossCountry upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what the (a) status of, (b) start date of and (c) expected completion date for such works is; [42820]
(20) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to provide new trains for Connex South Eastern; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works; [42822]
(21) what plans he has for the creation of a special purpose vehicle to undertake works in connection with the East Coast Main Line upgrade; if he will place them in the Library; and what is (a) the status of, (b) the start date of and (c) the expected completion date for such works. [42830]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 12 March 2002]: I refer the hon. Member to answers given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Mr. Jamieson) to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling) on 4 February 2002, Official Report, columns 728–29W. Special purpose vehicles are a potential option for taking forward projects involving new or enhanced rail infrastructure. Their use will be a matter for commercial negotiation between interested parties.