London Docklands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish (a)total expenditure on the docklands light railway, (b)total expenditure on all other new rail and bus transport projects directly related to docklands regeneration, (c)total expenditure on all road developments and improvements and (d)any other expenditure by his Department to assist in London docklands regeneration showing revenue and capital separately for each year from 1981–82 to 1991–92 (estimated) and plans for 1992–93 to 1994–95.

Expenditure on the docklands light railway is:

£ million
	Investment	Revenue
1984–85	33·1	0
1985–86	33·0	0
1986–87	16·2	0
1987–88	60·6	3·5
1988–89	51·4	4·6
1989–90	93·1	7·7
1990–91	139·0	10·4
1991–92	¹162·8	¹15·0
1992–93 to 1994–95 3 year total £115 million¹
¹ Forecast.

It is not possible to distinguish expenditure on docklands by London Buses Ltd. and London Underground Limited's core business from their expenditure on other parts of London. The table gives investment on the Jubilee line extension:

	£ million
1990–91	40
1991–92	¹101
1992–93	¹393
1993–94	¹614
1994–95	¹454
¹ Forecast

British Rail plans to spend £20 million refurbishing Stratford by 1996 when the docklands light railway and Jubilee line extensions are expected to be open.The following schemes in the national road programme which serve the London docklands area have been completed or are expected to be under construction by 1994–95.

A2 Rochester Way Relief Road
A13 Improvements Tower Hamlets/Newham
A13 Heathway to M25 Improvements
A12 Hackney to M11 Link
East London River Crossing
A406 South Woodford-Barking Relief Road
East London Traffic Control System

Expenditure on those schemes is:

	£ million
²1987–88	119
1988–89	11
1989–90	10
1990–91	15
1991–92	¹14
1992–93	¹50
1993–94	¹170
1994–95	¹310
¹ Forecast
² Up to

The Department is also responsible for maintenance and minor improvements to trunk roads in this area, and for the operation of the Woolwich ferry. Expenditure is as follows. Detailed figures for years prior to 1987–88 are not readily available.

	£ million
1987–88	3
1988–89	6
1989–90	11
1990–91	¹10
1991–92	¹9
1992–93	¹10
1993–94	¹10
1994–95	¹10
¹ Forecast.

In addition, there is expenditure on refurbishment of the Blackwell tunnel as follows:

£ million

1991–92

¹10

1992–93

¹7

1993–94

¹5

¹ Forecast.

The Thames RiverBus service received a £500,000 grant in 1989–90 to promote and improve the service in recognition of its road decongestion and docklands regeneration benefits.

Supplementary credit approvals totalling £200,000 were given in February to the London borough of Newham in respect of bus priority schemes. Further resources are being held for possible allocation to Tower Hamlets when details are provided of their firm proposals.

Volume 204: debated on Friday 28 February 1992