§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department has given for road building and improvement in Liverpool; and if he will list the Liverpool city council plans it was allocated for, for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThere are no trunk roads in Liverpool. We support expenditure on the city council's more important roads through the transport supplementary grant system. The information requested is:
Year Amount of TSG given (£ million) (including minor works) 1985–86 12.083 1986–87 2.702 1987–88 2.267 1988–89 1.235 1989–90 1.762 1 (to Merseyside County Council).
Major Schemes accepted for TSG 1985–1990 Years TSG allocated Liverpool Inner Ring Road 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88 Garston Bypass 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88 Access to Lime Street Station 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88 Great George Street 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88 Everton Valley Improvement 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89
§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received about road building and upgrading plans in Liverpool; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyWe have recently received representations about the Park road relief road from the chairman of the Merseyside development corporation and the hon. Member. My right hon. Friend the Member for Wallasey (Mrs. Chalker) wrote to me about motorway communications on Merseyside and in Liverpool.