Post by snoggle on Oct 28, 2015 10:12:26 GMT
Just having a browse of the latest Mayor's Answers. The Mayor was asked what TfL's priorities were for the next funding round. The answer quoted below has some rather interesting comments about what *the Chancellor* has asked TfL to look at!! Lots of tunnels plus trams to Sutton!
TfL Bids to Treasury
Question No:2015/3444
Valerie Shawcross
Please list the main Transport projects which you are submitting as lead items to the Treasury.
The Mayor
TfL has put forward its priorities for the Spending Review to HM Treasury and the Department for Transport. TfL has four 'key asks': first, protecting its Business Plan in order to deliver vital investment and improvement in transport given a rapidly growing population; development funding to take Crossrail 2 through to receive Royal Assent during this Parliament; support for improving national rail services in London and the south east; and greater devolution of fiscal powers to enable London to pay for more infrastructure investment itself.
I welcome the Chancellor's support for London's transport infrastructure announced in our Long Term Economic Plan for London; and TfL has prepared five additional business cases at the Chancellor's request. These are for Crossrail 2, new river crossings east of Silvertown, the Bakerloo Line Extension into south east London, the proposed Tramlink extension to Sutton and new road tunnelling schemes.
Question No:2015/3444
Valerie Shawcross
Please list the main Transport projects which you are submitting as lead items to the Treasury.
The Mayor
TfL has put forward its priorities for the Spending Review to HM Treasury and the Department for Transport. TfL has four 'key asks': first, protecting its Business Plan in order to deliver vital investment and improvement in transport given a rapidly growing population; development funding to take Crossrail 2 through to receive Royal Assent during this Parliament; support for improving national rail services in London and the south east; and greater devolution of fiscal powers to enable London to pay for more infrastructure investment itself.
I welcome the Chancellor's support for London's transport infrastructure announced in our Long Term Economic Plan for London; and TfL has prepared five additional business cases at the Chancellor's request. These are for Crossrail 2, new river crossings east of Silvertown, the Bakerloo Line Extension into south east London, the proposed Tramlink extension to Sutton and new road tunnelling schemes.
