§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those programme areas which are eligible for allocations for improved street lighting in residential areas.
§ Mr. TrippierI have been asked to reply.
All highway authorities are eligible to apply to the Department of Transport for capital allocations in respect of roads, and these may cover expenditure on street lighting schemes in residential and other areas. The 57 local authorities which are eligible to receive urban 197W programme funds are listed in "DOE Inner City Programmes 1987–88", a copy of which is in the Library. The urban programme has supported a number of projects in inner city areas which have included the provision of improved street lighting as part of a package of measures designed to reduce crime and improve the environment. Urban programme resources are not allocated to particular project types. It is for each local authority to decide whether it wishes to include projects involving street lighting improvements in its inner area programme.