Tyne and Wear Passenger
Transport Authority

Meeting to be held in a Committee Room at Newcastle Civic Centre

on Thursday 27 January 2005 at 10.30 am

(Labour Group meeting at 9.30 am)(Opposition Group meeting at 10.00 am)

1.	Apologies for Absence
2.	Declarations of Interest
	Members are reminded of their responsibility to declare interests in any matter under consideration at this meeting. They should declare whether the interest is personal or prejudicial. If the interest is prejudicial, members must withdraw from the meeting during the consideration of the matter. If the interest is personal, members should consider whether or not it is appropriate to remain in the meeting during the consideration of the matter.
	Members should complete the appropriate form and hand it to the Clerk before leaving the meeting. A blank form can be obtained from the Clerk at the meeting.
3.	Minutes of meeting held on 25 November 2004
4.	Notes of Policy Seminar held on 9 December 2004
5.	LTP Settlement 2005/06
6.	Financial Strategy 2005/6 – 2007/8
7.	Capital Programme 2005/06 - 2007/08
8.	Tyne Tunnels and New Tyne Crossing – Capital Programme Review
9.	Rail Issues Update
10.	Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority - Risk Management Strategy
11.	Orpheus Sub-Committee
	Members are asked to agree a date for a meeting of the Orpheus Sub-Committee (Membership: Cllrs O’Shea, Lawson, Bollands, Sleightholme, Clare, A Ord, P Wood and Shipley) (Please note that immediately following this meeting (about 11.30am) there will be a meeting with the Bus Operators)