§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the additional cost of(a) initiating, (b) administering each year and (c) policing each year the scheme of red routes in London as announced on 11 June.
§ Mr. NorrisI expect the implementation of the red route network announced on 11 June to cost in the region of £50 million (over the next five years) and the cost of administration to be of the order of £1.5 million a year subject to variation in workload. When the system becomes fully operational the annual cost of the additional police officers and traffic wardens will be about £25 million. However, the final cost will depend on the extent to which the boroughs' future involvement in parking enforcement releases existing traffic warden resources.
§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what arrangements relating to regulated parking, pedestrian crossings, cycle facilities and bus lanes or bus preference traffic schemes are possible under red route legislation and not possible under other provisions for traffic and highway management.
§ Mr. NorrisThe power for the Secretary of State to designate a coherent network across London and to ensure the co-ordinated implementation of effective measures on it.