§ Mr. Donohoeto ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the projects currently on the Scottish Office's road building programme, the estimated cost of each of the projects and the estimated time scales for starting and completing these projects. [6357]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonMy right hon. Friend will make an announcement on these matters in the near future.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the amount his Department has spent on road building in each of the last five financial years, the projects which were undertaken and the cost of each project; and say what is the planned expenditure by his Department on road building in each of the next five financial years. [6358]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe Secretary of State's total expenditure incurred on road building covers expenditure on motorways and trunk roads and expenditure on local roads. Table 1 shows the amount spent on roads from 1991–92 to 1995–96.
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Table 1: Amount spent on road building 1991–92 to 1995–96 £ million Year Motorways and trunk roads Local roads Total roads 1991–92 143 142 285 1992–93 162 154 316 1993–94 176 162 338 1994–95 172 148 320 1995–96 146 1149 1295 1Estimated outturn. The motorways and trunk roads projects that were completed by the Scottish Office national roads directorate from 1991–92 to 1995–96 are shown in table 2.
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Table 2: Motorways and trunk roads completed 1991–92 to 1995–96 Scheme completed Cost £ million 1991–92 A87 Dornie Bypass (B) 8.76 A9 Dornoch Firth Bridge 15.26 A77 Bennane Hill Bypass (B) 3.40 A82 Luss Bypass (B) 12.74 A75 Carrutherstown-Hetland (B) 4.63 M74 Millbank-Nether Abington 42.09 A7 Dalkeith Bypass (B) 12.07 A76 Cumnock/Auchinleck Bypass (B) 12.09 M74 Maryville (Advance Works) 10.04 Total 121.08 1992–93 M80 Stepps Bypass 21.54 M74 Gretna-Kirkpatrick Fleming 43.51 A1 Tower-Dunglass 12.89 A96 Nairn Railway Bridge 1.95 M74 Elvanfoot-Paddy's Rickle Bridge 24.94 A9 Greenloaning—Blackford 10.20 Total 115.03 1993–94 M8 St. James Interchange 16.77 A92 Bankhead Interchange 4.67 A929 Tarbrax—Forfar 12.61 M74 Nether Abington—Elvanfoot 39.68 A96 Bucksburn Diversion 7.00 Al (T) Marshall Meadows Improvement Extension 2.49 A9 Broomhill—Logie Easter 6.74 A94 Brechin Bypass (Dualling) 11.64 Total 101.60 1994–95 M74 Maryville—West of Fullarton Rd 37.19 M74 Muirhouse—Water of Milk 33.17 M74 Dinwoodie Green—Muirhouse 18.17 M74 Water of Milk—Ecclefechan 24.29 M74 Eaglesfield—Kirkpatrick Fleming 31.96 A830 Morar Bypass 8.47 M74 Cleuchbrae—Dinwoodie Green 23.65 M74 Ecclefechan—Eaglesfield Ph 1 14.46 Total 191.36 1995–96 M8 Newbridge—Edinburgh 56.88 A87 Skye Bridge Approach Roads 14.87 A96 Lhanbryde Bypass 4.51 M74 Eaglesfield—Ecclefechan Ph 2 16.25 Total 92.51 With regard to planned expenditure for the next five years, my right hon. Friend will make an announcement on the roads programme for the next three years after he has set out his new expenditure plans for the Scottish Office. The latter announcement is expected in December.