Written question asked by Andrew Rowe (Conservative) on Monday, 13 November 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 November 2000. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Monday, 20 November 2000 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what the passenger figures were for Eurostar journeys in the last year for which figures are available; and what assessment he has made of the need for subsidy to complete the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.

Answer: Mr. Rowe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what the passenger figures were for Eurostar journeys in the last year for which figures are available; and what assessment he has made of the need for subsidy to complete the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. [138517] Mr. Hill: The most recent passenger figures are for the year 1999 when 7,046,000 tickets were sold. This was a 4 per cent. increase on 1998. In 2000 to date Eurostar have sold 5,914,000 tickets, an increase of 11 per cent. on the same period last year. The Government are providing Capital Grant towards both sections of the CTRL, with £778 million going towards Section 1 and £1.7 billion towards Section 2. Both figures are at 1997 prices.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 357 c19W; 138517
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Construction High Speed 1 line Grants Passengers Travel Tickets Eurostar
Contains statistics: Yes
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