Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Bridges (Crossbench). It was answered on Wednesday, 7 May 2008.

Transport: London Underground

Question: My Lords, as a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Crossrail, it would intrigue me very much to know whether the financial future of Crossrail is now in place. Hitherto the impression that we have received from the Government is that they give moral exhortation but no money. This is a vital improvement to the London transport system, and I hope that the Government will take it in hand.

Answer: My Lords, we made an announcement towards the end of last year. The Prime Minister himself made it very clear that we are not only committed to Crossrail but that we have committed the money for Crossrail. We agreed a package with the London mayor and the City that we will deliver Crossrail. Crossrail is an extremely exciting and important project. I would not want to see anyone get in the way of ensuring that that project works properly.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 701 c559
Session: 2007-08
Oral question type: Supplementary
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Finance Greater London London Underground Repairs and maintenance Underground railways Transport for London
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk