Written question asked by Gwyneth Dunwoody (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 December 2005. It was answered by Karen Buck (Labour) on Monday, 19 December 2005 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

London Olympics

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 30 November 2005, Official Report, column 565W, on the London Olympics, what assessment he has made of whether the number of parking spaces available in connection with park-and-ride schemes at (a) the main northern side near the M11 and M25 junction, (b) the southern side near the Dartford river crossing, (c) at the Ebbsfleet station and (d) Windsor racecourse will meet demand at the 2012 Olympics.

Answer: The Olympic candidature file prepared by London 2012 included plans for 6,000 cars at the Northern park and ride site, 6,000 at the Southern site, 9,000 at Ebbsfleet and 10,000 at Eton. These were based on the best information on spectator numbers available at that time.The Olympic Transport Authority is in the process of carrying out a review of the anticipated demand at the planned park and ride sites. Should it be determined that the anticipated demand is not in line with the planned capacity, the plans will be adjusted to take this into account.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 37025; 440 c2307W
Session: 2005-06
Related items: London Olympics
Wednesday, 30 November 2005
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Greater London Parking Olympic Games Transport Windsor Park and ride schemes Ebbsfleet International Station
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk