Written question asked by Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 May 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 May 2001. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Thursday, 10 May 2001 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, how much London Transport has spent to date on consultancy costs for London Underground public-private partnership. - Includes figure.

Answer: Mr. Fitzpatrick: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much London Transport has spent to date on consultancy costs for London Underground public-private partnership. [161063] Mr. Hill: I understand from London Transport that its expenditure on external consultants from 20 March 1998 (the date of the Government's announcement) to 31 March 2001, for work on the PPP and restructuring of London Underground, was £76.7 million.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 368 c256W; 161063
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Consultants London Underground Public private partnerships Underground railways
Contains statistics: Yes
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