§ Mr. DuncanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many people employed by(a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which his Department is responsible earn (i) less than £3.20 per hour, (ii) between £3.20 and £3.60 per hour, (iii) between £3.60 and £4.00 per hour and (iv) between £4.00 and £4.62 per hour. [30750]
§ Angela EagleThe number of staff earning hourly rates is as follows:
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe following tables show the costs for construction and maintenance of canals and roads. The corresponding figures for railways are not available.
Canals £ cost per mile Construction Maintenance Commercial Waterways 10 million 56,000 Cruising Waterways 5 million 32,000 Source:
British Waterways
Costs for construction and maintenance of trunk roads vary widely, depending on the location and details of individual schemes. Figures for recent years are as follows:
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New construction Cost £ million per lane mile 1996–97 1995–96 1994–95 Motorways n/a 11.9 5.5 Motorways Widening n/a n/a 7.2 All Purpose Dual Carriageway Trunk Roads 7.14 n/a 3.28 All Purpose Single Carriageway Trunk Roads n/a n/a 1.06 1 Only one scheme used to derive cost
Maintenance Cost £/m2 1996–97 1995–96 1994–95 Reconstruction: Motorways 71 143 152 Reconstruction: Trunk Roads 85 96 81 Overlay: Motorways 25 44 59 Overlay: Trunk Roads 47 45 42 Source:
Highways Agency's Annual Report 1996–97.