§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the(a) amount and (b) source of funding (i) paid, (ii) contracted and (iii) agreed to be paid by non Strategic Rail Authority sources, to supplement the Rail Passenger Partnership schemes set out on page 23 of the Strategic Rail Authority Annual Report 2001–02. [104491]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe information is not readily available in precisely the form requested. Information about the total amount of support from non-Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) sources to supplement the Rail Passenger Partnership (RPP) schemes set out on page 23 of the SRA's 2001–02 Annual Report is shown in the table below. The non-SRA funding element of RPP schemes often includes sponsorship from more than one source. Typically schemes include support from the local authorities and the relevant train operating company, and other sponsors to date have included (amongst others) Network Rail, the Countryside Agency, Regional Development Agencies, Community Rail Partnerships, the National Assembly for Wales and the Scottish Executive.
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£ million Scheme SRA funding Funding from non-SRA sources Swanage: new services 6,821,000 9,844 Southminster Branch Line: additional Sunday services 85,000 0 Sudbury Branch Line: additional Winter Sunday services 80,000 0 Beauly: station re-opening 99,340 120,000 First Great Eastern: additional cycle parking 34,286 35,000 Traintaxi: information database serving all stations ATOC (MML) 24,000 24,000 Saltash: station improvements 95,000 11,000 Willesden—Clapham: additional Sunday services 65,000 56,000 Ludlow: ticket office 89,000 11,000 First North Western: additional rolling stock (Class 142s) 2,657,000 0 Cross City Line (Birmingham): higher frequency of trains 3,455,000 1,018 Truto—Falmouth: all year Sunday service 64,000 67,000 Bromsgrove: station improvements 180,000 70,000 Robin Hood Line (Nottingham): additional train services 234,000 70,000 SmartCard: integrated transport ATOC (Vergin CrossCountry) 970,000 1,305,000 Matlock—Derby: feasibility study 190,000 610,000 Kent station: additional cycle parking 118,000 102,000 Penzance interchange: station improvements 250,000 519,000 Exeter—Barnstaple: additional services 144,000 68,000 Cardiff Valley Lines: service strengthening 738,000 0 Doncaster: station improvements Now to be funded through an alternative mechanism Royal Welsh Show services 19,661 6,000 1 References to £0 non-SRA sponsorship in this table do not take into account benefits in kind (e.g. in terms of staff resources) provided by the relevant train operating company to enable the scheme to operate.
§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the total level of Rail Passenger Partnership funding to be paid by the Strategic Rail Authority during the financial year 2003–04, with particular reference to the nature of the schemes to which any such funding would be directed. [104493]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe Strategic Rail Authority's (SRA's) budget for Rail Passenger Partnership schemes in 2003–04 is £20 million of which £16.3 million is currently committed. Funding is directed to the provision of new or enhanced local and regional rail services that cannot be justified on financial grounds alone but which contribute to the Government's wider objectives for rail, including modal shift and integration with other modes.
§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list the(a) amount and (b) source of funding (i) paid, (ii) contracted and (iii) agreed to be paid by non Strategic Rail Authority sources to
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RPP schemes 20020–03 £ million Scheme Status of scheme SRA funding for approved schemes Non-SRA funding for approved schemes West Anglia CIS (customer information system) Rejected — — Scheme now being funded Doncaster through alternative mechanism Project Cymru Approved 2,471,000 265,000 Markinch Interchange Rejected — — Coleshill Interchange Rejected — — Weardale Pre-qualified — — Exeter Gateway (St. Davids) Pre-qualified — — Greenhithe Pre-qualified — — Dartford Pre-qualified — — Cheshunt Bay Pre-qualified — — supplement Rail Passenger Partnership Scheme applications of 2002–03 which have been (A) approved, (B) deferred and (C) cancelled; (104494]
(2) if he will list the (a) location, (b) nature of the schemes, (c) amount of funding requested and (d) current stage of approval of Rail Passenger Partnership applications made to the Strategic Rail Authority in 2002–03, broken down into those (i) rejected, (ii) which reached pre-qualified status and (iii) which have had funding approved. [104492]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe information cannot readily be provided in precisely the form requested. The table as follows sets out details of RPP scheme applications in 2002–03, their current status and the amount of SRA and non-SRA support involved in the case of schemes that have been approved. The level of funding for schemes prior to approval stage is liable tochange.
Schemes may be deferred, cancelled or rejected for a number of reasons, such as failure to meet SRA's value for money and affordability criteria, failure to attract adequate sponsorship from non-SRA sources, and withdrawal of the application by the sponsor.
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RPP schemes 20020–03 £ million Scheme Status of scheme SRA funding for approved schemes Non-SRA funding for approved schemes Arriva Trains Northern capacity and reliability Approved 4,102,077 1,000 Conwy Valley Line Rejected — — West Midland CIS Pre-qualified — — Ferensway Interchange Pre-qualified — — Hull Royal Infirmary Rail Halt Rejected — — Salford Central Pre-qualified — — Heart of Wales2, Winter Sundays. (Original approved bid withdrawn by sponsor and re-submitted) Decision pending — — Bury St. Edmunds Approved 223,4000 350,000 Burnley Approved 259,000 240,000 Stansted Rejected — — Liskeard II Revised Bid Approved 248,000 352,000 Macclesfield Approved 250,000 535,000 Chorley Approved 137,000 130,000 Plymouth Approved 136,000 132,000 Downham Market Access Approved 229,000 130,000 Tarka Line (Exeter to Barnstaple) Approved 144,000 223,000 Exeter to Exmouth (Phase 1) Deferred — — Valley Lines dedicated bus service Approved 41,000 10 Bristol services Approved 139,000 0 Littleport Approved 77,600 135,000 Plus Bus Journey Solutions Deferred — — Devon and Cornwall Approved 234,000 0 Glasshoughton Approved 250,000 1,610 Ramsgate Approved 85,000 100,000 Bedford Rejected — — Southminster Rejected — — Valley Lines Rejected — — First Great Eastern Cycle Parking Approved 98,000 69,000 Manchester to Clitheroe Rejected — — Halesworth Rejected — — King's Cross Facade Rejected — — Horwich Parkway Approved 100,000 115k Watlington Rejected — — Cheshunt Bus/Rail Integration Rejected — — Hastings Rejected — — Wherry Line Rejected — — Thameslink Cycle Approved 54,000 55k Trowbridge Approved 13,000 10k Taunton Deferred — — Bristol Temple Meads Deferred — — Chippenham Interchange Decision pending — — London Crosslink 2 (now Phase 1&2) Deferred — — Anglia Locals 2 (Phase 1&2) Pre-qualified/Rejected — — Filton Abbey Wood Approved 1,268,000 0 Pre-qualified (Scheme now beingfunded by the National Assembly for Wales) — — Ebbw Vale — — Paddington vehicular access Pre qualified-Rejected — — Sheffield Approved (pre qualified 2001–02) 163,000 0 Matlock Buxton Approved (pre qualifed (2001–02) 190,000 610,000 West London Line Approved 18,000 0 Probus-Burngullow Pre-qualified 700k — 1 References to £0 non-SRA sponsorship do not take into account benefits in kind (e.g. in terms of staff resources) provided by the relevant train operating company to enable the scheme to operate.