Wolverton Station: Repairs and Maintenance

Mr. Lancaster
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport who made the decision to reduce the funding available for the upgrade of Wolverton Station from £2 million to £400,000.

Mr. Tom Harris
The award of financial support to Milton Keynes council, under the Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF) was not specific as to the division between the amounts for Milton Keynes Central and Wolverton stations. This was for the local authority to determine, in agreement with Network Rail.

Mr. Lancaster
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will consider extending the deadline of 31 March 2008 for the use of the grant for the upgrade of Wolverton Station.

Mr. Tom Harris
No. One of the specific conditions attached to the award of financial support from the Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF) was that such assistance must be used by 31 March 2008. This has been consistently made clear throughout the whole process and has been accepted by Milton Keynes council.