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Written question asked by Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Earl Attlee (Conservative) on Monday, 21 November 2011.

Transport: Trams

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government which tram and light rail projects they have supported financially in the past five years; how much they have spent on each of those projects; how far each of those projects has been developed; and what are the plans for those projects that have yet to be completed.
Answer

The information is as follows:

Scheme Name Total Capital Funding provided to date (£m) Current position
Tyne and Wear Metro Gating and Ticketing 7.4 Under Construction
Blackpool Tram Upgrade 65.2 Under Construction
Manchester Metrolink Phase 3a 242.2 Under Construction
Manchester Metrolink – Ashton & E Didsbury Extensions 60.9 Under Construction
Manchester Metrolink Phase 1 Renewals 46.8 Under Construction

The department has provided both operating subsidy and the following funding to the Tyne and Wear Metro system in each of the past five financial years. The revenue support was mainly to contribute to the operational cost of the Metro. The capital grant was for capital renewals and the increase in this in the last three years relates to the Metro reinvigoration upgrade programme.

Revenue support Capital grant
2006-07 £18.057m £4.305m
2007-08 £20.779m £4.391m
2008-09 £22.681m £7.548m
2009-10 £23.123m £21.495m
2010-11 £25.300m £35.789m
2011-12 (to date) £11.066m £14.435m

The Government have provided to date £164 million of million of annuity support for the first phase of the Nottingham Express Transport system. The Government have also announced they will fund extensions to both the Nottingham and Midland Metro light rail systems, subject to successful completion of the final approval stages and procurement. Neither of these schemes has reached the construction stage. The Government are also currently considering a bid for additional vehicles on the Sheffield Supertram system. In addition Transport for London has also funded improvements to the Docklands Light Railway and Croydon Tramlink systems using funding provided by Government through its block grant. The Edinburgh Tram scheme, currently under construction, is being part-funded by the Scottish Government.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
13311; 732 c213-4WA
Session
2010-12
Related items
Transport: Trams
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Expenditure Rapid transit systems Trams
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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