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Tyne and Wear Metro: Finance

Question for Department for Transport

UIN 9734, tabled on 11 September 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's plans are for funding of the Tyne and Wear Metro after the current funding arrangement ends in 2021.

Answered on

19 September 2017

The Department for Transport is currently in discussions with Nexus about funding options for the renewal of the Metro fleet. These discussions include consideration of revenue and capital support for the existing network beyond the current funding arrangement.