Lord Carrington of Fulham

To ask His Majesty's Government what finance they are providing, or planning to provide, directly or indirectly, to the scheme to partially demolish Liverpool Street Station and to build a tower over it and the Grade II listed former Great Eastern Hotel.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they or Network Rail will own the tower which is proposed to be built over Liverpool Street Station; and whether it is proposed that the ownership of the tower will remain in the public sector.

To ask His Majesty's Government what funding they make available to Network Rail for upgrades to railway termini essential for (1) accessibility, and (2) public safety.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they require Network Rail to maximise income generation at each site within its estate, regardless of heritage or other impacts; and if so, whether they will publish that policy.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have guidance in place preventing Network Rail from using the proceeds resulting from developing those parts of its estate with little or no heritage impact to fund high-cost improvements at sensitive heritage ...

To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance applies to Network Rail entering into contracts with private companies to develop publicly owned assets for private profit; and whether a public tender for contracts is required.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether Network Rail has requested Government funding for the proposed redevelopment of Liverpool Street Station, in particular for (1) additional lifts and escalators, and (2) the enlargement of the first-floor mezzanine l...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the impact of the full opening of the Elizabeth Line on passenger interchange numbers at Liverpool Street Station; and if so, what impact is expected.

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total income that has been generated by Network Rail's estate at Liverpool Street station over each of the past five years.