asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the main locations of spoil arising from tunnel and station construction of the Crossrail project; and what proportion of such spoil is planned to be removed by road, rail or water; and [HL6227]

What assurances the promoters of the Crossrail project have given them about the removal of excavated material from tunnels and stations by rail or water. [HL6228]

The main locations from which excavated material arises are the three bored tunnelling locations (Westbourne Park, Limmo Peninsula and Plumstead) and the eight underground stations across London (Paddington, Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon, Liverpool Street, Whitechapel, Isle of Dogs and Woolwich).

It is currently envisaged that 14 per cent of excavated material will be transported by rail, 39 per cent by water and 47 per cent by road. Further opportunities are being explored to reduce the percentage transported by road while opportunities to transfer from road to other modes so that overall lorry miles are reduced, are also being examined.

Cross London Rail Links has been appointed as nominated undertaker and is required by the Secretary of State for Transport to comply with the controls set out in the environmental minimum requirements (EMRs). The EMRs set out construction strategy objectives and one of these objectives is to remove, where reasonably practicable, excavated material and demolition waste by rail and water transport.