§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department has spent over the last 10 years on maintenance and improvement of the A26 between Lewes and Newhaven, the A27 between Lewes and Polegate and the A259 between Newhaven and Seaford.
§ Mr. KeyDefinitive figures for some elements of expenditure in the earlier part of the period in question cannot now be provided without substantial research of archived files. However, our records indicate that about £0.4 million was spent on maintenance and £0.3 million on improvement of this length of the A26. For the A27 trunk road between Lewes and Polegate, the figures are about £5.5 million for maintenance and £2.3 million for improvement. The A259 between Newhaven and Seaford is not a trunk road, and responsibility for it rests with East Sussex county council.