Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the allocation of additional funding for the Tyne and Wear Metro to enable it to (a) continue to operate and (b) continue with infrastructure renewal after the current funding arrangement ends; and if he will make a statement.

In the 2017 Autumn Budget, the Chancellor announced a £337m direct grant to deliver a new fleet of trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro.

Nexus also currently receive a £250,000 Rail Administration Grant and £400,000 for the Sunderland Decrement Payment on an annual basis.

Any further funding would be a matter for the forthcoming cross-government Spending Review, conducted by HM Treasury. This applies to all similar grant applications across the country.