HC Deb 13 March 1989 vol 149 c112W
52. Mr. Soames

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the level of transport supplementary grant paid to West Sussex county council in 1989–90.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Transport supplementary grant of £1.526 million will be paid to West Sussex county council in support of capital expenditure on roads of more than local importance in 1989–90.

This sum includes support of over £1.3 million for major schemes, including the newly accepted A259 Rustington bypass, and over £200,000 for minor works.

Grant is less than for 1988–89 because four major schemes are expected to have opened to traffic by the end of March and so expenditure on them in 1989–90 will be small.