Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 March 1997.
Funding of the Jubilee line extension is not an issue: it has underspent against budget. There is no question of resources being inadequate to secure the completion of the extension. It looks likely that the extension will not open in full in March next year. London Transport hopes to make an announcement shortly about the precise dates.