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Government Expenditure

Volume 454: debated on Wednesday 6 December 2006

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the (a) total expected Government contribution to (i) the Thames Gateway, (ii) the Olympics in London in 2012 and (iii) London’s rail and other infrastructure under the control of Transport for London and (b) the consequential payments to each devolved administration under the terms of the Barnett Formula in each year of planned expenditure. (107337)

The Government published their spending plans for the period to 2007-08 in July 2004 and published at that time an updated Statement of Funding Policy explaining the funding arrangements for the devolved administrations. The Government will announce the conclusions of their Comprehensive Spending Review next year and will update the Statement of Funding Policy at that time.