Written question asked by Eric Illsley (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 January 1997. It was answered by John Watts (Conservative) on Monday, 13 January 1997 on behalf of the Department of Transport.

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Dept of Transport

Question

If he will carry out a review of the basis on which his Department took its initial decision to award a Section 56 grant to the South Yorkshire Supertram project; what assessment he has made of his Department's role in sanctioning the total funding package for the South Yorkshire supertram.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

288 c113-4W;288 c113W; 10316;10315

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Central government Grants Trams South Yorkshire South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive Sheffield Supertram