HC Deb 09 February 1993 vol 218 cc536-7W
Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his oral answer on 1 February,Official Report, columns 2–3, what proposals he has to use a global settlement framework for the construction of the Pen-y-Clip tunnels on the A55; and if he will make a statement.

Sir Wyn Roberts

There are no such proposals.

Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his oral answer of 1 February,Official Report, columns 2–3, to the hon. Member for Clwyd, North-West (Mr. Richards), if he will give the corresponding figure for the total value of capital expenditure projects starts in 1991–92, 1992–93 and his estimate for 1993–94.

Mr. David Hunt

Information for all project starts is not available. Details of the planned major project starts for the central Government roads, transport grant, hospitals and arts programmes and for the Welsh Development Agency, in 1991–92 and 1992–93 are set out in the long-term projects tables appended to votes 2, 5 and 8 of the relevant supply estimates booklets for Wales—HC 236–XVI and HC 373–XVI—and in "Roads in Wales", 1992 supplement.

Equivalent information for 1993–94 will be available from the 1993–94 supply estimates and the 1993 supplement to "Roads in Wales."

Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his oral answer of 1 February,Official Report, columns 2–3, if he will provide equivalent budget details derived prior to April 1992, for the capital programme for 1992–93 for (a) local authority gross capital expenditure, (b) his Department's roads and transport, (c) his Department's health and hospitals including NHS trusts, (d) Housing for Wales, (e) the Welsh Development Agency and (f) the European regional development fund.

Mr. David Hunt

The information is as follows:

Gross capital expenditure plans for 1992–93 within the responsibility of and allocated by the Welsh Office, for:
£ million
(a) Local authority gross capital 1631
(b) Central Government roads and transport 178
(c) Health 137
(d) Housing for Wales 127
(e) Welsh Development Agency 122
(f) European Regional Development Fund 3
1 The 1992–93 forecast for gross capital expenditure by local authorities (£631 million) is not comparable with that for 1993–94 (£620 million) because the 1993–94 figure excludes:

  1. (i) the provision for further education (which has been transferred to the central Government programme) and
  2. (ii) the separate provision made for ERDF grants.