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Crossrail Bill (Carry Over)

That is absolutely right. The council has a scheme called ““Progressive Ilford””, which is a 30-year plan for regeneration, jobs, transport links, shopping, and affordable and good quality housing in the centre of Ilford. That will very much depend on improved transport links, the reconfiguration of Ilford station, and bringing buses into that new station, as is already the case at Stratford station. That will be vital for the regeneration of Ilford town centre. As for financing, many of the shops and other businesses will thrive as a result. One of the interesting projections relating to the impact of Crossrail in London is that, over 60 years, it will add an estimated £30 billion to UK gross domestic product, half of which will be in London and half elsewhere in the country. According to London First, that successful regeneration and additional business will result in £12 billion in tax revenues. That is a win-win situation—earlier, someone used the phrase ““no-brainer””. That applies to the benefits of Crossrail for my constituents and for others, and to the future of London as a global city. My constituency will also have extended platform lengths at three stations. We will have the freight loop. We will have a lot of engineering work. We will now have a cleaning facility, as a result of the decision to get rid of Romford—[Interruption.] I am just talking about the Crossrail connection; I am not saying that we should get rid of Romford.