Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much will be contracted to be paid from the public purse for (a) the CH2M for the Phase 2b Development Partner contract and (b) each of the Phase 2b Civil Design and Environmental Services for the (i) Lot 1 Mott Macdonald/WSP joint venture, (b) Lot 2 AECOM/Capita/INECO joint venture and (c) Lot 3 Arup.

a). Phase Two B Development Partner

• £130m to £170m (based on 2015 prices.)

b). The values those contracts might amount to

Area 1 – Manchester M2 and M3 Lot 1 Mott MacDonald Limited (Lead) / WSP UK LIMITED) - £80m- £100m

Area 2 – Leeds L1 and L2 Lot 2 AECOM Limited (Lead)/ Capita Property Infrastructure Limited / Ingenieria y Economia del Transporte, SA (INECO) - £80m- £100m

Area 3 and EOC - Leeds L3 and L4 Lot 3 Ove Arup & Partners International Limited -£120m -£150m

(All values are an estimate of the nominal value of each Lot based on 2015 prices)