London Underground Limited King's Cross Northern ticket hall and A2/M2 roadwork costs. These were originally £130 million, but the Department removed them from the final assessment as it was considered that work would need to be done even in the absence of the Link. However, the original assessment states that these works are specifically to fit in with the Link. Following discussions with the Department, the figure has been reinstated and increased to £170 million.
Government grants etc. The direct grants are £2,100 million, partially offset by expected land rentals from 2030 with a present value of £300 million, giving a net figure of £1,800 million.
Additional support. The Deputy Prime Minister's announcement in June 1998 gave a figure of £140 million in the Government Central Case. The Department's final assessment rounded this down to £100 million. We have used the correct figure of £140 million.
Office of Passenger Rail Franchising (OPRAF) subsidy. This has been taken from an OPRAF paper in June 1998. It quotes a figure of £250 million after taking account of the impacts of phased construction, rather than the unphased £400 million included in the Department's assessment.
Eurostar UK revenue foregone. The Department figure of £440 million has been retained as no other estimates are available.
Eurostar UK debt payments avoided. Debt repayments avoided have been included at £400 million.
Thameslink 2000 work avoided. The costs of the project include works for Thameslink 2000 at St. Pancras. The Department assumed that this would have to be funded from another public source if the Link did not go ahead. We have retained the Department's estimated costs of £240 million.
Project wind up costs. The Department's figure of £110 million has been retained.