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Lower Thames Crossing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the extent of the contingent liabilities associated with the proposed private finance model for the Lower Thames Crossing.

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 29 May 2026
Target answer date: 2 Jun 2026
Answer: 8 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

29 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the extent of the contingent liabilities associated with the proposed private finance model for the Lower Thames Crossing.
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government's preferred financing option for the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model. The details of this model are still under development, including through engagement with potential investors. No decisions have yet be...

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