Written question asked by Richard Ottaway (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 May 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 May 2000. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 May 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, when his Department last assessed the level of passenger demand for the Croydon Tramlink. - Inc figure.

Answer: Mr. Ottaway: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when his Department last assessed the level of passenger demand for the Croydon Tramlink. [120841] Mr. Hill: The Department assessed levels of passenger demand for Croydon Tramlink prior to the Concession Agreement being signed in 1996. In line with the PFI nature of the project, assessment of passenger demand for Tramlink is now a matter for the concessionaire Tramtrack Croydon Ltd. (TCL). I understand that in April this year TCL estimated that Croydon Tramlink will carry more than 20 million passengers a year.

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