Channel Tunnel: Costs of Intergovernmental Commission and of Safety Authority

HL Deb 20 October 2004 vol 665 c88WA

Lord Berkeley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the annual cost of the Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission and the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority; and who funds these bodies. [HL4439]

Lord Davies of Oldham

Clause 27.8 of the Concession Agreement of 14 March 1986 establishes that the expenses of the Intergovernmental Commission and the Safety Authority are to be borne by the concessionaires and will be paid at the rate of 3 million ecus per annum at 1986 prices. For 2004–05, this equates to £3.6 million, which is divided equally between the British and French Governments.